Carnuntum

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The climate is predominantly Pannonian, with hot, dry summers and cold, dry winters, and large diurnal temperature swings during summer and autumn.
• The nearby Danube and the temperature-moderating Neusiedlersee create a stabilising balance of temperature and humidity throughout the growing area.
• Soil types range from heavy loam and loess to sandy-gravelly sites formed from sediments of the Paratethys Sea and the ancient Danube.
• These sediments are characterised by extensive sheets of calcareous material, typical of deposits laid down by former seas.
• The vineyards extend south of the Danube across the Leithagebirge, the Arbesthaler Hügelland, and the Hainburger Berge, with loess, limestone, and silicate soils as well as loam and sandy soils occurring in the growing area around the Danube. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Carnuntum DAC red wines from Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch show fruit aromatics of ripe sour cherries and plums, along with moderate tannin levels.

• The diurnal temperature swings enable the pronounced fruit aromatics of Carnuntum DAC white wines, as the vine produces less sugar and more aromatic compounds during the cooler night-time hours.
• The calcareous soils, in combination with the appropriate rootstocks, promote a marked acidity in the white wines that further supports and amplifies their fruit aromatics.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-AT-A0217
• Official trade body site — Rubin Carnuntum Weingüter