White wines: Frühroter Veltliner
Synonyms:
Malvasier
Wine:
Very delicate,
almost neutral bouquet, remotely reminiscent of marzipan or candyfloss.
This early-ripening variety, which by the way is not related to
the Grüner Veltliner, is grown in
areas north of the Danube and in the Thermenregion, where it produces
very early-ripening, round and soft wines with a delicate spicy
veil.
Because of its rather low acidity, the Frühroter Veltliner is very well suited to producing new wines (vins de primeur), best enjoyed in their youth. Other variations are the more or less dry Spätlese and Auslese wines, in which the relatively high alcohol content provides the appropriate support.
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