"In 1989 Kurt Fuchs of the northern 21st district and Helene Steinklammer of the southern 23rd district, married and merged their two wine estates. Together, they are the culmination of hundreds of years of winemaking with family history dating to 1697. Joining their two estates also created the only winery in Vienna that both owns and cultivates grapes from both the northernmost region of Vienna as well as the southernmost region, allowing their family to make a wide range of styles of Gemischter Satz." Their sons Stefan and Alexander now make the family's trademark juice.
This bottle comes from the estate's northern Bisamberg Vineyard, a field blend of red and white grapes all grown and harvested together, then co-fermented after the grapes were foot crushed. Alcohol tips a light 11% abv and the wine sells for about $30.
This wine has a light red tint to it, a shade darker than a rosado. The nose is also rather light, quite muted. There is some raspberry, some minerality, a hint of citrus, but not much there at all, really. The palate shows a little better, with ripe red fruit and an earthy streak. The mouthfeel sits somewhere between a rosé and a red wine, not too light and not too full. It’s a pleasant sip, and will pair nicely with a pork or chicken dish.
