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IMG_0138It is above all the Zweigelt grape variety that drove me to order just this wine with an excellent meal in a restaurant. Zweigelt is a wine that I have taken to my heart. Why? Maybe because Austrian wines are rare here in Switzerland (especially in restaurants), maybe because I like the slightly smoky flavour of the single-varietal Zweigelt so much, or maybe because I recently had an excellent Zweigelt from eastern Switzerland in my glass. The second incentive, however, is the assemblage: an alternative to the Bordeaux blend that is rampant worldwide? I was simply curious. Cassis, blue berries, wood notes were already slightly reminiscent of the Bordelais. But it is - thank God - not a cuddly blend, nor is it a competition to the classic Bordelaux. The share of Cabernet Sauvignon is much too small (probably around 15 percent) and the grape variety Blaufränkisch cannot bring the melting of Merlot. So - this cuvée is definitely a wine in its own right: self-confident and modest in a certain sense. In other words, it makes little fuss about its quality. It rests quietly within itself: velvety and very full-bodied, especially on the finish. I am tempted to say: a cool beauty, little known (among us) and probably so attractive for that very reason.Austria - Oesterreich Wein (verkleinert)

And one more thing - I have been quietly planning this -: a bigger trip to Austrian wines would be worthwhile. So far, I have only met Gerhard Markowitsch and many other Austrian wineries at ProWein in Düsseldorf. But there, one or the other gets lost in the abundance of offerings. Perhaps it is worthwhile - if only because of the Zweigelt I appreciate - to look a little more intensively at Austria. We will see what will turn up in the "Getrunken" in the near future.

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