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, Slovácko sub-appellation, Tvrdonice village, Nové vinohrady vineyard
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: darker ruby red with violet hues and lighter meniscus
Bouquet: expressive, forest fruit, mainly blackberries
Taste: medium body, blackberries, forest fruit preserve, slightly higher, but plesant acidity most likely due to 2010 vintage, longer finish
Recommended food pairing: beef
Overall score: 85
Price: CZK 170
Stopper: cork
Comparing to Dornfelder tasted here yesterday this one has more finesse and structure, it is less big blue fruit, but more blackberries and gentle style. I would be interested in aging of this wine.
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