2018 red wine cuvée dry

Cuvée is a mixture of different grape varieties. If you mix various grape varieties from different locations, it is a cuvée. Since the vines can deliver different results depending on the year, a cuvée gives the winemaker greater flexibility. With this round logo, we show whether a wine consists of two, three or more grape varieties. On the other hand, if you only take a single variety from a single location, the yield and taste can vary greatly from one year to the next. Variations in nature can therefore be compensated for by a cuvée.

Only selected wines mature in barrique barrels at our winery. With a height of 1.20m, a barrique barrel contains a whopping 225 liters of wine. It costs (empty!) between 800 and 3,800 euros, depending on which oak tree is used. You can choose between French, German, American or Canadian oak, and each provides a very different flavor. We use American oak, sometimes French too.

There are three reasons for storage in barrique barrels:

1. It offers the possibility of micro-oxidation (ie a little oxygen goes through the wooden wall and thus reacts with the wine)
2. The tannin in red wine (which causes the bitter taste) is "broken", making the taste of the wine softer and rounder
3. Wonderful roasted aromas are created because the barrels are "toasted" (that's actually what it means!) before use. In the past, they were traditionally burned out over a fire, but today this can be done mechanically with an infrared lamp.

The casks can be used for 20 to 30 years until they no longer give off any flavor.

What wine experts say:

"Dark berry nose with fine spice. Dense, cool fruit with well-integrated tannins. Notes of wild berries and blackberries, cocoa, vanilla and caramel. With grilled dishes, game, desserts with dark chocolate (chocolat tarte, dark mousse)." dr Rolf Klein, experienced wine author and former editor-in-chief of the magazine " Weinwelt ".