Delicate and flowery, this wine’s finesse could rival that of many Champagnes, while demonstrating a personality all its own. Pinot Noir, Zweigelt and St. Laurent give this a pungent depth of crushed strawberry and cherry flavors, yet the overall impression is one of restraint and poise, thriving on lacy elegance. Terry Theise Selections, Michael Skurnik Wines, Syosset, NY

The blind panels of W&S tasted 216 new-release Austrian wines over the past 12 months and rated 45 as exceptional
As exceptional: This sparkling wine is made of main red varieties Pinot Noir, Zweigelt and St Laurent. Grapes are harvested between the first week of  September and the second week of October,. At first the focus is on defining the fruit. The search is for delicate, complex and refined aromas of blossoms, red berries and cherries, carried by mineral tones and fresh fruit and surrounded by softness, an animating wine with firm structure and good length.
 
The base wines are vinified separately and allowed to go through malolactic fermentation. Then we create the cuvée. The more powerful charges are used for our still rosé wine. Only the lightest and most animating go to become the Brut Rosé, together with a small amount of wine resulting from the saignée, the very first juice out of the press, of the ripest black grapes, pressed after a brief maceration. The base cuvée is vinified in the bottle in classic fashion by adding sugar and yeast after bottling. After prolonged elevation on the yeast the bottles are disgorged.