Forticus Österreichischer Likörwein 2018
In 1994, Count Hardegg Vineyards was the first winery in Austria to produce a fortified sweet wine. The name Porticus used at the time was changed to Forticus (fortify = add alcohol) after protests from the “Instituto do Vinho do Porto”. This wine is designed for a very long bottle storage. Its characteristic makes it a superb match with chocolate desserts. It is only produced in years with excellent red wines.
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Attributes
Land:
AustriaGebiet:
WeinviertelRegion:
Lower-AustriaAppellation:
Österreichischer LikörweinRebsorte:
MerlotKategorie:
FortifiedProduzent:
Schlossweingut Graf HardeggJahrgang:
2018Füllmenge:
0,375 l Fl. -
Complete description
Vintage Description:
In the nose, there are notes of black berries, leather, pepper, undergrowth, mushrooms, and dried herbs. On the palate, there's a sweet dark fruit with a hint of tobacco-like woodiness, accompanied by pepper and herbs. A pleasant acidity and fine tannins provide good depth with a subtle saltiness. The long, firm finish offers sweet, bitter, and smoky-woody flavors.wine:
wine title:
Forticuswine description:
In 1994, Count Hardegg Vineyards was the first winery in Austria to produce a fortified sweet wine. The name Porticus used at the time was changed to Forticus (fortify = add alcohol) after protests from the “Instituto do Vinho do Porto”. This wine is designed for a very long bottle storage. Its characteristic makes it a superb match with chocolate desserts. It is only produced in years with excellent red wines.country:
Austriaregion:
Lower-AustriaArea:
WeinviertelProducer:
Schlossweingut Graf HardeggCategory:
Fortifiedappellation:
Österreichischer LikörweinGlass:
SüßweinPremiumglass:
Vintage PortIdeal serving temperature (°C), from:
10Ideal serving temperature (°C), up to:
12Ideal drinking maturity (years after harvest) from:
6Ideal drinking maturity (years after harvest) up to:
20food recommendation:
Meat terrine, Mushroom cream soup, Game birds with sweet condiments, Hard cheese, Blue cheese, Pudding & Co, Cream & mousse, Souffle, Chocolate dessert, Cake & tartesyear:
2018Grape variety:
MerlotRebsorte(n):
+ ZweigeltGrape variety abbreviation:
ME, ZWÖnologe:
Andreas Grubervineyard:
Schafsutte, UntermarkersdorfSoil:
Fine-grained clay with a high amount of lime.Ernte:
The fully mature and healthy Merlot grapes were picked at the end of October.Vinification:
De-stemmed and foot-trodden for 4 hours. The subsequent spontaneous fermentation was in an open keg at 30 °C. After 4 days of maceration, fermentation was stopped with neutral brandy (77% vol.) from our own production.Ageing:
It aged in used, neutral oak barrels for some years.Abfüllung:
Bottled without filtration.Residual sugar:
residual_sugar_sweetAlcohol level (%vol):
17Details zur Herkunft:
Bio:
Das EU-Biosiegel ist der Mindeststandard, den ein Produzent erfüllen muss, wenn er seinen Produkt Bio nennen möchte und es ist die Grundvoraussetzung zum Beitritt in einen der Bio-Verbände, deren Auflagen jedoch noch strenger sind. Weine mit dem EU-Siegel müssen zu 95 Prozent aus der Bio-Produktion stammen. Wichtigstes Charakteristikum der biologischen Landwirtschaft ist die ganzheitliche Betrachtung des landwirtschaftlichen Betriebs. Natürliche Lebensprozesse sollen gefördert und Stoffkreisläufe weitgehend geschlossen werden. Bedeutend ist ebenso der komplette Verzicht auf chemische Pflanzenschutzmittel (Pestizide), Herbizide oder Fungizide. Gen-Technik ist grundsätzlich verboten, die Höchstwerte für Sulfite sind um ein Drittel reduziert, aber auch der Einsatz von Sorbinsäure zur Konservierung ist untersagt.