Weinhof Szemes Glimmer Schiefer Weiss 2022

From one of the makers of Arachon T.FX.T, Weinhof Szemes produces one of the top Blaufrnkisch in Austria.

In 1984 Tibor took over the family business. Tibor Szemes, a charismatic personality with vision and contacts all over the world, recognized the excellent terroir and grape quality of Central Burgenland as early as the early 1980s. With Ing. Josef Pusch, the then cellar master of the Horitschon cooperative, Tibor Szemes initiated the step to become a ngociant.

Tibors son, Oscar took the place of his parents, who both died far too young. Together with his sister Anna, he is now continuing the traditional business, while evolving it to focus on estate vineyards, as well as modernizing the wine portfolio that they represent

Grape Varietals & Region: Blend of Chardonnay and Grner Veltliner. The fruit for this wine comes from vines growing in the mica slate soils of Burgenland, Austria.

Taste Profile: Weinhof Szemes Glimmer Schiefer Weiss is fruity, fresh and naturally cloudy. Thepalate is dry and the slate soil the vines grew in give the wine austerity, elegance and saltiness.

Winemaking Process: Selective manual harvest for perfectly ripe fruit. Fermentation in 500L wooden barrels and ageing on fine lees in the same barrels for 68 months. The wine is then drawn directly into the bottlewithout filtering.