MONUMENT
 Carnuntum DAC
 Zweigelt | Merlot | St Laurent
 2021
 
 TASTING NOTE 
 Dark berry fruit, fine herbal spice. Juicy red cherries. Freshly structured, fine supporting tannins, mineral aftertaste. Approachable, subtle extract sweetness on the finish. Nougat in the aftertaste. A great and universal food companion.
 
 VINIFICATION
 Hand picking and pre-selection in the vineyard. Optical sorting of the grapes at the winery. Natural, temperature controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Punch downs and pumpovers by hand twice a day. 21 Days on the grape skin, natural malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels. Aging 14 months on full lees in French used and new barrique barrels.
 
Ripeness of the grapes 21.5 °KMW
Alcohol in % vol 14.0
Acid in g/l 5.0
Residual sugar in g/l 1.0