Red wine · Reserve line
Merlot reserve: all vintages
Merlot reserve is a dry red wine from the Reserve line.
This page lists four vintages of Merlot reserve, from 2021 to 2024.
The grapes for Merlot reserve grow in the Ried Hutweide vineyard.
The vintages
In the shop: Merlot reserve 2022. Coming soon: 2023 and 2024. Sold out: 2021. All four vintages of Merlot reserve have a state inspection number.
- Merlot reserve 2024coming soonRied Hutweide, Teesdorf · Niederösterreich · dry · Inspection number N 20917/26
- Merlot reserve 2023coming soonRied Hutweide, Teesdorf · Niederösterreich · dry · Inspection number N 20338/25
- Merlot reserve 2022availableRied Hutweide, Teesdorf · Niederösterreich · dry · Inspection number N 20542/24
- Merlot reserve 2021sold outRied Hutweide, Teesdorf · Niederösterreich · dry · Inspection number N 20856/23
Where the wine comes from
For Merlot reserve, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 come from the Ried Hutweide vineyard in Teesdorf. Origin of Merlot reserve: Niederösterreich. Harvest 2021: 11.10.2021, 22 °KMW. Harvest 2022: 03.10.2022, 21 °KMW. Must weight 2023: 23 °KMW. Harvest 2024: 18.09.2024, 22 °KMW.
How it tastes
All vintages of Merlot reserve are made dry. 2021: Deep ruby with violet tints · Dark berries, plum, subtle oak and earthy notes · Full-bodied, velvety tannins, long finish. 2022 and 2023: bright ruby, ripe cherries, powerful tannins. The acidity of Merlot reserve ranges from 5,5 to 6,1 g/l.
In the cellar
For Merlot reserve, 20 to 80 per cent new barrels are used, depending on variety and vintage.
Soil and cover crops
The vineyards of Merlot reserve in Teesdorf lie on pure gravel that holds hardly any water and naturally has little humus. Its rows are green all year, sown with clover, phacelia and buckwheat instead of grass. We use no herbicides.
The harvests compared
We harvested Merlot reserve earliest in 2024, on 18 September, and latest in 2021, on 11 October. The must weight ranged from 21 to 23 °KMW. Each vintage's batch came to between 1,500 and 2,000 litres.
The figures compared
Depending on the vintage, the residual sugar of Merlot reserve was between 1.0 and 2.5 g/l. Its sugar-free extract, meaning everything dissolved apart from water, alcohol and sugar, ranges from 27.7 to 30.5 g/l. The laboratory measured its total sulphur at between 55 and 73 mg/l. Each vintage only receives its official inspection number after laboratory analysis and tasting by an official panel.
The Reserve line
Merlot reserve belongs to our Reserve line, whose wines stay in the barrel longest with us.
Awards
Merlot reserve has received 19 awards so far, for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 vintages. The highest went to 2021: State winner (Lower Austria).