Winery Weingut KrugCuvée Classic
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Pinot noir and the Zweigelt.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, pork or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Classic of Winery Weingut Krug in the region of Weinland often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Classic
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Classic
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Classic
The Cuvée Classic of Winery Weingut Krug matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, veal or pork such as recipes of shish kebab, oven-baked veal cutlets or salted lentils.
Details and technical informations about Winery Weingut Krug's Cuvée Classic.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Classic from Winery Weingut Krug are 2018, 2017, 2015, 2013 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Weingut Krug
The Winery Weingut Krug is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Niederösterreich to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Niederösterreich
Niederösterreich, or Lower Austria, is a wine region in the Northeast of Austria bordering Slovakia and the Czech Republic. It is the country's largest wine region, both geographically and in terms of production. There are around 28,000 hectares (69,000 acres) of vineyards. These are responsible for roughly half of Austria's total wine output.
The wine region of Weinland
Weinviertel DAC – whose name translates as "wine quarter" – is an appellation in Niederösterreich (Lower Austria). It is by far the largest Districtus Austriae Controllatus wine region in Austria. It was also the first Austrian wine region to be given that title, in 2002, with a DAC Reserve designation added in 2009. The designation applies only to white wines from the Grüner Veltliner Grape variety.
The word of the wine: PGI
Protected geographical indication. Equivalent to vin de pays in European regulations.
