Monday, November 12, 2012

Rovenius 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, Mikulov sub-appellation, Horní Věstonice village, Pod Martinkou vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Residual sugar: 0.7. g/l
Acidity: 5.7 g/l
Color: dark ruby red with violet meniscus
Bouquet: big fruit, mainly blackberries, and black sour cherries
Taste: medium body, black overripe sour cherries, blackberries, good acidity, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: pate
Overall score: 83
Price: CZK 170
Stopper: plastic cork
Reasonable fruity Dornfelder. If you compare it to other Dornfelders I would choose Znovin tasted recently here.

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