Monday, October 8, 2012

Znovín Znojmo Dornfelder 2011 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Dornfelder (Dornfelder is a dark-skinned variety of grape of German origin used for red wine.It was created by August Herold  at the grape breeding institute in Weinsberg in the Württemberg region in 1955. Herold crossed the grape varieties Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe, the latter which bears his name, to create Dornfelder. Helfensteiner (Frühburgunder × Trollinger) and Heroldrebe (Blauer Portugieser × Lemberger [Blaufränkisch]) were both crosses created some decades earlier by Herold.
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Znojmo sub-appellation, Hostěradice village, Volné pole vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Residual sugar: 4.2. g/l
Acidity: 4.1 g/l
Color: dark ruby red with violet meniscus
Bouquet: big fruit, mainly blueberries, and blackberries, plums with touch of green pepper
Taste: medium body, black overripe sour cherries, still slightly higher acidity, and touch of olives, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: black chocolate
Overall score: 86
Price: CZK 170
Stopper: cork
I really like this Dornfelder. it is so rich and dense with huge forest fruit and plums flavor that it must be loved by women, almost no tannins with good acidity balancing it and making it dull.

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