Setzer Weinviertel Zweigelt 2022 OTHERREGION a corner of southern Burgundy

a corner of southern Burgundy most Chardonnay hunters drive right past

Give it a year or two and it really sings

this is a masterclass in how fermentation science and unconventional grains can push bourbon in new directions

given a short cold soak and a gentle press

but don't let the color thrrow you off

Setzer Weinviertel Zweigelt 2022 OTHERREGION a corner of southern BurgundyZweigelt is Austria's most planted red grape and one of the great under the radar pleasures in wine: a 20th century crossing of Blaufrnkisch and St. Laurent that gives dark, juicy fruit with almost no tannic weight. Setzer's comes from Hohenwarth in the Weinviertel, where the family has farmed since 1705 and where sandy, limestone rich soils keep the wine lifted instead of heavy. Put a light chill on it and it becomes one of the most useful bottles