A dry red wine from Austria’s Wagram, which, with its ripe cherry fruit, spice and finesse, proves that Burgundian elegance can also achieve great stature on the loess and limestone soils of Lower Austria.
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Bottler: Vineyard Fritsch, Oberstockstall 24, A-3470 Kirchberg am Wagram / Austria
In the glass
Colour
Sparkling cherry red with a lightening rim.
Nose
Dark cherries and preserved plums, accompanied by leather, cedarwood, cinnamon and clove – profound and marked by a firm minerality.
Palate
Taut, juicy and full-bodied with ripe, still demanding tannins and lively acidity – youthfully tightly wound, with great ageing potential.
Character
A serious, Burgundian-style Pinot Noir with depth and tension – currently still reserved, yet already a true delight when decanted, especially during the cooler months.
Pairing
Beef brisket in mustard sauce with bacon potatoes, rolled goose roast with cranberries and red cabbage, or walnut gnocchi with radicchio.
Notes
Pinot Noir is Karl Fritsch’s “secret trump card” – sourced from biodynamically farmed vineyards (respekt-BIODYN) on the loess terraces of the Wagram. Fritsch senior was among the very first to venture into red wine production on the Wagram; the “P” continues this pioneering tradition at an international level. Be sure to decant and enjoy from large Burgundy glasses.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Sparkling cherry red, lightening towards the rim – a wine that reveals its origins in a cool-climate Burgundian philosophy even in the glass.
Nose
Ripe and charming: dark cherries meet pickled plums, accompanied by leather, cedarwood, cinnamon and clove. A taut, stony minerality and fine wood spice lend depth to the bouquet.
Palate
Taut, juicy, full-bodied. The tannins are ripe yet demanding, while the acidity provides backbone. Still youthfully closed – a wine that rewards patience. Be sure to decant and serve in large Burgundy glasses.
Finish
Long, spicy, carried by dark fruit and a mineral resonance – a finish that holds plenty in reserve for the years ahead.
Terroir & origin
The Wagram, 60 kilometres west of Vienna, is a fossilised coastline of the Tethys Sea: mighty glacial loess deposits, interspersed with calcareous marine sediment, store water and nutrients. On this south-facing terrace, wines of substance and distinctive character thrive.
Grape variety & vinification
Pinot Noir is no sideshow here, but rather the estate’s quiet trump card. Karl Fritsch’s family ventured into red wine as early as the mid-1960s – when hardly anyone on the Wagram gave it a thought; the “P” is the consistent continuation of this pioneering achievement: Burgundian elegance meets Austrian freshness.
Food recommendations
A wine for the table in the cooler months: beef brisket in mustard sauce with bacon potatoes, rolled goose roast with cranberries and red cabbage or – for vegetarians – walnut gnocchi with radicchio and orange-cinnamon sauce, whose spice notes echo the cedar and cinnamon interplay in the wine.
Special features
Few wines demonstrate so clearly that the Wagram is capable of producing red wines of international stature. Behind it stands an estate that has been farming biodynamically since 2006 and is a founding member of respekt-BIODYN – Karl Fritsch’s credo: “I am simply not as good as nature.” Anyone wishing to make it famous should wait a few more years – the 2019 is a promise, not a finished picture.
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