Gut Oggau "Atanasius" - 2023

Name: Gut Oggau "Atanasius"
Brand: Gut Oggau
SKU: 37133
Price: 38.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 37133 750 mL

Decant as the residual CO2 acts as a preservative to this gorgeous red wine. This project was started in 2007 by Eduard and Stephanie Tscheppe. They see a unique personality in each wine and thus crafted detailed labels for each one. This lively red wine is a blend of Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch, made without fining, filtration, or added sulfur.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2023

Country

Austria

Region

Burgenland

Producer

Gut Oggau

Grape Variety

Blaufränkisch

Zweigelt

Production Methods

Organic

Natural

Wine made from organically or biodynamically grown grapes with minimal intervention avoiding the use of chemicals, additives and technology.

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Staff Pick Notes

It’s hard for eyes not to be drawn to the black and white drawings of the faces on the labels of Gut Oggau’s wines. Each face is of a member of 3 generations of a fictional family. Each member shows a personality that personifies each wine. Atanasius is one of the three grandchildren. The wine is youthfully exuberant with a lively palate shouting dark fruit, savory herbs, and earthy minerality. The estate is biodynamically farmed and the wine is vinified with no intervention. As with purely natural wines, a little volatility may occur. The great ones will retain their focus and clarity. My bottle was blessed with a bit of second fermentation that gave the juice a delightful fizz. It was like Lambrusco encountered a divine force and became a great wine!

- CP

Glossary

Blaufränkisch

Germans call it Lemberger, Austrians call it Blaufränkisch; let's call the whole thing off. What's important is that this black grape variety produces spicy wines with good tannins and firm acidity, similar to one of the crus of Beaujolais; in fact, until recently, Blaufränkisch was believed to be Gamay. These are often ageworthy wines, and they're some of the best things coming out of Austria these days.

Zweigelt

Zweigelt, modestly named by Fritz Zweigelt of the Federal Institute for Viticulture and Pomology at Klosterneuburg, Austria in 1922, is a crossing of Blaufränkisch and St.-Laurent. It has risen to fame in its homeland and beyond, and now is the single most widely grown red grape variety in Austria. Offering some of the best attributes of both its parents, Zweigelt is very resistant to frost (an important trait to have when growing in chilly Austria) and ripens relatively early. It combines the...

Austria

Austrian wine is finally getting the attention it deserves. Ever since the late 1980s, Austrian winemaking has taken a much more rigorous approach to quality control, and returned to its roots in organic viticulture.Deservedly famous for its white wines (Grüner Veltliners especially), Austria makes a number of delicious red wines as well.The most widely grown red grape in Austria is Zweigelt (a.k.a. Blauer Zweigelt), which yields full-bodied wines, deep in color and featuring bold flavors of...