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Rotgipfler

Rotgipfler 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
Thermenregion
1
Key regions
4
Pairings
2
Synonyms

Rotgipfler is a white grape variety, and it traces back to Thermenregion, Austria.

Structurally it lands at medium body, no tannin, high acidity, varies and medium alcohol.

Look for peach, pear, almond, spice, floral and earth.

The regions that matter for it are Thermenregion.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening, sensitive to frost vigour and a preference for warm, sunny sites.

Watch for the synonyms: Reifler and Rotreifler.

At the table it suits beef, pork, spicy dishes and seafood.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
None
Acidity
High
Sweetness
Varies
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
peachpearalmondspice
Aromas
floralearthherbal
Styles
dry whiteoff-dry whitesweet white

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 beef
02 pork
03 spicy dishes
04 seafood

Also labelled.

Reifler, Rotreifler.

Bottles to look for.

  • Freigut Thallern Student Rotgipfler, Thermenregion, Austria
  • Heinrich Hartl Gumpoldskirchen Rotgipfler, Thermenregion DAC, Austria
  • Heinrich Hartl Rotgipfler, Thermenregion, Austria
  • Krauthaker Zelenac, Kutjevo, Croatia
  • Leo Aumann Wiege Rotgipfler, Thermenregion, Austria
  • Weingut Biegler Brindlbach Rotgipfler Trocken, Thermenregion, Austria
  • Weingut Biegler Rotgipfler Reserve, Thermenregion, Austria
  • Weingut Biegler Rotgipfler Trockenbeerenauslese, Thermenregion, Austria

Rotgipfler: common questions

01.
What does Rotgipfler taste like?
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Rotgipfler tastes of peach, pear, almond, spice, floral and earth, plus one more. Structurally it lands at medium body, no tannin, high acidity, varies and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Rotgipfler from?
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Rotgipfler originates in Thermenregion, Austria.
03.
Where is Rotgipfler grown?
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The key regions for Rotgipfler are Thermenregion.
04.
What food pairs with Rotgipfler?
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Pour it with beef, pork, spicy dishes and seafood.
05.
What else is Rotgipfler called?
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Rotgipfler is also labelled Reifler and Rotreifler.

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

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