The best Austrian Blaufrankisch under 15 Euros, from the bunch I tried recently. Highly recommended.
Classleader: Ernst Triebaumer Blaufrankisch Ried Gemärk 2017
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Feiler Artinger Blaufränkisch Ried Ruster Umriss 2015
Current vintage is a five-year-old one – it’s getting close to what’s called a museum release in Australia. It’s indeed ready to drink. Continue reading
Schiefer Blaufränkisch Burgenland 2017
Austrian Blaufrankisch seems to be bottled mostly in Bordeaux bottles. That might be an indication of the wine style, so for my recent order (from Weinshop24) I rather looked for Burgundy shaped bottles – and in the case of this entry level red from Schiefer it worked out quite well I would say.
A few favorites from the DropShop Portfolio tasting
The annual tasting of the whole range of wines of Drop Shop, probably Budapest’s oldest wine bar and shop took place yesterday. I did not take notes, simply went just to have fun, but here are some worthy mentions.