2003 Blaufränkisch Goldberg

Wine Details
Place of Origin

Austria

Neusiedlersee Hügelland

Burgenland

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

other red varietal

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Prieler and his enologist daughter Silvia are crafting some of the most refined and interesting dry wines in Burgenland. The 2002 reds here are particularly impressive, swelling the number of Burgenland successes from this vintage that entirely belie the August rains. If you had managed your vines well and could wait to pick, explains Engelbert Prieler, you ended up with advanced phenolic ripeness and excellent concentration. (Terry Theise) Also recommended: 2003 Chardonnay Sinner, 2002 Pinot Noir (bottled under the Silvia Prieler label).

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The flagship Terra O bottling from this father-daughter team-incorporating, as it does, blaufrankisch, cabernet, pinot noir, zweigelt, merlot and syrah-is perhaps emblematic of their adventurous spirit but also of a tendency to overdo things at times. That may apply also to the sheer levels of tannin and woody flavors extracted in some of their reds. Two thousand three material tasted from barrel included impressively ripe, jammy, caramel-tinged blaufrankisch, cabernet and merlot destined for a variety of cuvees. (Blue Danube Wine Company, Los Altos, CA) Also recommended: 2003 Blaufrankisch Goldberg.