Ice Wine
Zantho – Eiswein Burgenland 2019
Region: Burgenland / Austria
Estate: Zantho
Vintage: 2019
Grape variety: Grüner Veltliner
Alcohol: 12%
Run by Josef UMATHUM, one of Austria’s leading wine producers and a staunch champion of local grape varieties, ZANTHO produces wines of incredible quality on an estate of around 50 hectares.
The estate’s philosophy of innovative tradition led it to become the first in the world to bottle its red wines with a glass stopper.
The famous terrace lizard found south-east of Vienna is protected in the nature park where ZANTHO’s vines grow.
Preparing for the tasting
Ideal temperature: 10–12°C — around 25 minutes in the fridge or 8 minutes in the freezer
Perfect pairings: foie gras, Comté cheese on toast, tropical fruit tarte tatin (mango, pineapple)
The Tasting
Appearance: A brilliant golden-white wine with green highlights.
Nose: Delicate fruity notes and good minerality.
Palate: Fruit flavours mingle with a hint of spice, supported by a structure of fine acidity. It is very fresh, with green apple aromas and lovely minerality on the finish.
The wine in 3 words
Honeyed
Apricot notes
