Ried Haidacker

Here’s a very satisfying Austrian red wine blend with a passing resemblance to good red Bordeaux, but this is no slavish copy. The full cherry fruit of the zweigelt grape is married to cassis and wild blackberry fruit plus attractive toasty, spicy oak. Very good integration of fruit and oak on the medium- to full-bodied palate. Creamy mid-palate, then a long, velvety finish. A cuvee of zweigelt, merlot and cabernet sauvignon. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

Dark ruby with purple reflections, brighter at the broad rim. Black berry fruits, nuances of cassis, blackberry and dark sweet cherry underlaid with a fine touch of oak and candied mandarin zest. Complex and juicy with fresh cherry, blackberry confit and some cassis, the wine has ripe, silky tannins and a mineral finish. Persistent, with definite ageing potential.