Anton Bauer Zweigelt Wagram 2007Product #22676
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Color/Type Red Country/State Austria Email Wines Q1 2010 (Jan-mar) Price $10 - $30 Producer Anton Bauer Region Austria Varietal Zweigelt Vintage 2007 -
Zweigelt just don’t get no respect. True, this is hardly a grape of ancient heritage - it was “invented” in Austria in 1922 by crossing the not-so-famous Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent varieties. But, on the right sites and in the right hands, Zweigelt produces a tremendously delicious and useful wine. Think slightly more weight than red Burgundy with a flavor profile somewhere between Malbec and Zinfandel. In other words, a wine that’s just perfect for drinking on its own or with a wide range of weeknight meals.
Anton Bauer’s take on Zweigelt is just classic. The wine is bursting with crunchy black cherry fruit complicated by notes of mocha and peppery spice. Local importer Klaus Wittauer always buys Anton’s Spring bottling of this grape to get the maximum amount of juicy fruit in every bottle. This struck me as a cross between a delicious young red Bourgogne and a more robust Rhone red. Pizza, burgers, grilled chicken, salmon - goes with just about anything!
