The 2017 vintage of this wine took 1st place at the VINUM German Red Wine Award 2020.

BACKGROUND

A special wine that is not produced every year and that occupies a top position in the house's red wine range. It stands for the life's work of the Duke, HRH Carl Herzog von Württemberg, who was born in 1936. 81 years later, the grapes for this wine grew, which he can enjoy after almost three years of maturation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

For the cuvée, the varietal composition changes when the vintage allows it to be produced. In the 2018 vintage, the Merlot and Cabernet grape varieties were involved. A small part of the grapes was deliberately left on the vine for a long time. These very ripe and partially dried berries were harvested separately. They were supposed to give the cuvée even more depth and ripe tannins - which they did. Most of the expansion took place in new oak barrels from the ducal forests. The result smells of wild berries, cherries and plums; the relatively high alcohol content, which is well buffered on the tongue, also suggests rum pot. The taste of the wine is enormously opaque, powerful, fiery and fine-meshed.

RECOMMENDED FOOD

Goes particularly well with fine game dishes (saddle of venison, venison fillet), beef fillet, braised beef or lamb.

ALCOHOL: 14.5% vol.
RESIDUAL SWEETNESS: 0 g / l
ACID: 4.3 g / l

DRINKING TEMPERATURE: 14 to 18 ° C

NOTE FOR ALLERGY SUFFERERS: Contains sulphites

CLASSIFICATION: Quality wine Württemberg