Rosalia

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The south-western part of the appellation consists of crystalline rocks, giving way to progressively younger Neogene sediments of the Vienna Basin towards the north-east.
• These Neogene sediments are deposits of a former sea that lapped the foothills of the Rosaliengebirge approximately 16 to 12 million years ago.
• To the north and north-east, the Neogene sediments are succeeded by a band of predominantly sandy deposits.
• The appellation lies on the eastern slopes of the Rosaliengebirge, which extends along the Niederösterreich–Burgenland border in eastern Austria.
• As part of the Pannonian Plain, the area is characterised by dry, hot summers and cold, dry winters.

• The vineyards are trained using the high-trellis system standard in Austria, with viticultural tasks such as pruning, canopy management, and bunch thinning carried out predominantly by hand.
• The production and ageing of the wines follow the same practices applied in the great majority of Austrian estates.

• The wines display a characteristic flavour of sour cherries and plums, which develops through the high ripeness attained by the grapes during the hot daytime hours.
• During the cool nights, primary aromas are predominantly formed, giving rise to the wines' typical fruitiness and keeping the tannins moderate.

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

All appellations in Austria

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-AT-02594
• Official trade body site — Verein Rosalia