Stift Klosterneuburg, Zweigelt is a very fine, typical representative of its variety, it is the original after all!  The wine is deep ruby red in colour with youthful purple tints.  It has the characteristic aroma of fresh, ripe, crunchy cherries and is juicy with restrained power on the palate.  An elegant wine with lovely structure provided by the lightly grippy fully ripe tannins.

Pair the Stift Klosterneuburg Zweigelt with pasta dishes and antipasti.  Also works well with venison and beef dishes. 

About the Producer

A lot has changed at the Stift Klosterneuburg winery since they were founded in 1114, but the essentials have remained the same:

1. Working harmony with nature
2. Respectful treatment of people and the environment
3. An openness to new ideas and...
4. Striving to create unique wines!

Stift Klosterneuburg - "Careful use of our resources has always shaped our way of doing business. Now we have gone one step further: all processes in the entire winery have been analyzed and optimized with regard to their impact on the climate. Now we have been certified as climate-neutral by the climate protection pioneer "ClimatePartner" as the first winery in Austria."

Visit the Stift Klosterneuburg Website for further details.

The Zweigelt variety, created in 1922 by Prof. Zweigelt at the Klosterneuburg School of Winemaking by crossing Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent, is one of Austria’s classic red wine varieties. In the gravely alluvial soil of Tattendorf, this species finds the necessary conditions for producing ideally ripe, oval-shaped, hard-skinned and juicy grapes

Vineyard and Winery

The Zweigelt grapes for this wine are grown in Tattendorf, Thermenregion, Lower Austria on alluvial gravel soil with brown earth at an Elevation of 220 meters. The grapes were harvested in October once they were fully ripened and had two weeks on the skins to soak up colour and tannin.  After traditional fermentation methods the wine was aged in large oak casks for 8 months before being bottled the following November.