Winery Weninger & GereCuvée Phoenix
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Pinot noir and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef and lamb.
The Cuvée Phoenix of the Winery Weninger & Gere is in the top 80 of wines of Villány.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Phoenix from the Winery Weninger & Gere
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Phoenix of Winery Weninger & Gere in the region of Dél-Pannónia is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Phoenix of Winery Weninger & Gere in the region of Dél-Pannónia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Phoenix
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Phoenix
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Phoenix
The Cuvée Phoenix of Winery Weninger & Gere matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or lamb such as recipes of beef with dark beer or lamb roast with lavender.
Details and technical informations about Winery Weninger & Gere's Cuvée Phoenix.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Phoenix from Winery Weninger & Gere are 2015, 2009, 0, 2007 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Weninger & Gere
The Winery Weninger & Gere is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Villány to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Villány
Hungary's hottest region, kingdom of powerful reds in the south. Signature Cabernet Franc ("Villányi Franc"): deep and refined with notes of ripe blackcurrant, black pepper, violet, graphite and tobacco, firm tannins and great ageing potential. Also fleshy, spicy Kékfrankos (Blaufränkisch), supple, fruity Portugieser, round Merlot and dense Cabernet Sauvignon. Successful Bordeaux blends.
The wine region of Dél-Pannónia
Southern Hungary (Pécs, Szekszárd, Villány, Tolna), ~7,800 ha on loess and limestone, continental climate with Mediterranean influences — bastion of great Hungarian reds. Kékfrankos and Kadarka signatures as native red kings: spiced and structured with black cherry, blackberry, plum, paprika, pepper and smoky hint, firm tannins. Ripe Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon in Bordeaux blends at Villány. Specialities Szekszárdi Bikavér and unique Cirfandli white at Pécs (spiced, honeyed).
The word of the wine: Sweet
Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.
