Region
Austria › Niederösterreich › Sekt Austria
Type
rose · traditional · sparkling · brut
Grapes
Zweigelt, Pinot Noir, Saint-Laurent
Alcohol
11.5%
Volume
750 mL
Disgorged
2022-04
On lees
36 months (3 years)
Tasting Notes(3)
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Brut Rosé Reserve is Bründlmayer's sparkling rosé, built on the estate's red varieties - Zweigelt, Saint-Laurent and Pinot Noir - from chalky parcels across the estate, mostly southeast-facing so the wine picks up warmth alongside the freshness. Picking runs from the first week of September into the second week of October, the grapes travel to the cellar in small cases, and only the heart of the must goes to the sparkling. The varietal base wines ferment separately and go through malolactic fermentation before the cuvée is assembled; the more powerful Zweigelt lots are diverted to the still rosé instead.
Built on the 2018 harvest, this lot went to tirage in April 2019 (lot code L11808/04/19), was riddled by hand, and was disgorged in April 2022 - about 36 months on the lees, well past the 18 month minimum the Reserve tier requires and comfortably beyond the 18 to 24 months the house quotes for the cuvée. 11.5% abv.
The bottle carries the older German wording, Österreichischer Sekt Niederösterreich g.U. Reserve.
