Cab/Sauv Riserva 2017 Quintessenz KALTERN 750ml

Its colour shimmers with life and passion, its impenetrable depth tells of secrets and legends. A wine like a good book that enriches our existence with a gripping story.


Tasting notes:
- intense ruby red
- accentuated spicy nose with notes of cinnamon and undergrowth, fresh forest berries such as blackberry and blackcurrant;- strong but fine-grained tannin; powerful with a
lot of melting, fine notes of tobacco and liquorice in the finish, elegant finish.

Recommendation:
Pair with a juicy beef tagliata with rocket and parmesan shavings, venison fillet with walnut crust and blue cabbage, braised beef roulades with Schupfnudeln and spicy
cheese.

Vinification:
Mash fermentation in wooden fermentation vats at 30° C, maceration for four weeks, malolactic fermentation and 18-month ageing in barrique (50% new), bottling with light
filtration.

Vineyard:
Southeast sloping hillside site at 220 to 260 m above sea level in St. Josef am See; very warm microclimate, loamy, gravelly limestone gravel, sandy layer with good heat
storage capacity and drainage.

Grape variety(ies): Cabernet Sauvignon
Age of the vines: 16 - 26 years
Drinking temperature: 16 - 18 °C
Maturity: 2020 - 2028
Yield: 50 hl/ha
Method of cultivation: wire frame
Alcohol: 13,5
Residual sugar: 1,5 g/l
Acidity: 4,8 g/l
Contains sulphites