2011 Blaufrankisch Reserve

The dark colored 2011 Blaufränkisch Burgenland Reserve shows an amazingly pure, ripe, intense and meaty bouquet with slate and lemon flavors underlining the dark cherry and berry aromas. How can a wine be so pure and rich at the same time? Full-bodied and juicy on the palate this is a ripe, sweet and elegant, very well-balanced and finesse-full Blaufränkisch with silky tannins and an intense and aromatic as well as refreshing finish with nutty aromas. This wine is on the edge between the primary fruit phase and the first maturity. It is certainly a great pleasure to drink today, but it should be exciting to follow this stunningly delicate and refined 2011 over the next eight, maybe ten, years.