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Rotgipfler - Zierfandler

Rotgipfler - Zierfandler wine guide: what this white grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
White
Body
Medium
Origin
Austria
Top region
Gumpoldskirchen
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Key regions
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Synonyms

Rotgipfler - Zierfandler is a white blend rather than a single variety, with its roots in Gumpoldskirchen, Austria.

The wines show medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, varies and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to nutty, aromatic, elegant and asparagus.

It is planted most seriously in Gumpoldskirchen.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening.

It blends readily with Rotgipfler.

On other labels it goes by Spätrot.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
None
Acidity
Medium-high
Sweetness
Varies
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
nuttyaromatic
Aromas
elegantasparagus

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Also labelled.

Spätrot.

Bottles to look for.

  • Nowak Spatrot - Rotgipfler, Thermenregion, Austria
  • Weingut Johanneshof Reinisch Gumpoldskirchner Tradition, Thermenregion, Austria
  • Weingut K. Alphart Zierfandler - Rotgipfler, Thermenregion, Austria
  • Weingut Krug Kreuzweingarten, Thermenregion, Austria
  • Weingut Stift Klosterneuburg Spatrot - Rotgipfler, Thermenregion, Austria
  • Weingut Stift Klosterneuburg Zierfandler - Rotgipfler, Gumpoldskirchen, Austria

Rotgipfler - Zierfandler: common questions

01.
What does Rotgipfler - Zierfandler taste like?
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Rotgipfler - Zierfandler tastes of nutty, aromatic, elegant and asparagus. The wines show medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, varies and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Rotgipfler - Zierfandler from?
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Rotgipfler - Zierfandler originates in Gumpoldskirchen, Austria.
03.
Where is Rotgipfler - Zierfandler grown?
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The key regions for Rotgipfler - Zierfandler are Gumpoldskirchen.
04.
What else is Rotgipfler - Zierfandler called?
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Rotgipfler - Zierfandler is also labelled Spätrot.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Austria.

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