Other

Blaufränkisch

Esterházy

Austria

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Blaufränkisch
Country
Austria
Appellation
Leithaberg
Body
medium
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

lamb · pork · duck · soft cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201391 pts

    Pure blueberry and red cherry fruit is pervaded by lashings of aromatic white pepper. It tingles at the edges and gives even more freshness to the fruit. The body is structured by fine-grained but palpable tannins and leaves a long, aromatic trail of cherry behind. This is elega…

  • 201290 pts

    This is all about juicy, ripe fruit, tempered by freshness and a velvety tannin structure. Fleshy, ripe red and black cherry is expansive and open on nose and palate. A joy to drink and ready now.

  • 201187 pts

    A fine-boned, graceful structure currently takes the limelight, with extracted but ripe tannins. With time, blackberry fruit and some undergrowth flavors come to the forefront. There are layers of iron-oxide, white pepper and subtle cinnamon.