{"product_id":"feldtheorie-relativ-zweigelt-2022","title":"Feldtheorie Relativ Zweigelt 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAustria's signature red grape, made spontaneous and left to find its own way\u003c\/strong\u003e — which, the first time round, it very nearly didn't. This was the estate's first ever vintage of Zweigelt, and it meant endless nights in the cellar coaxing a spontaneous fermentation along. By Christmas it looked done and dusted — smooth sailing, job well done, feeling like heroes. Then the new year brought a shock: back at the cellar door, they were met with sharp reductive smells. The wine had turned reductive during malolactic in barrel, and for a while it looked like the whole vintage might be lost. It wasn't. Time and patience brought it back round, and the lesson stuck — battonage now runs on every red through malo, and reduction hasn't shown up since. What's in the glass carries none of that drama: an easy, low-intervention Zweigelt, bright and fresh, made for the table (and lovely with a slight chill).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRipe red cherry and blackberry lead, with a twist of black pepper and gentle spice. Medium-bodied and supple, with soft tannins and a fresh, mouth-watering line of acidity that keeps it light on its feet. Serve cool with charcuterie, roast pork, mushroom dishes or a midweek burger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% Zweigelt from organically farmed Kamptal vineyards, made with minimal intervention to keep the fruit pure, juicy and fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Zweigelt?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZweigelt is Austria's most widely planted red grape and, in many ways, the heart of the country's red-wine identity. It was created in 1922 as a crossing of Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent — combining the structure and spice of the former with the soft, red-fruited charm of the latter — and it has since become the everyday red Austrians reach for most. Naturally juicy, moderate in tannin and refreshing, it's endlessly versatile at the table, which is exactly why it matters: if Grüner Veltliner is Austria's white calling card, Zweigelt is its red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeldtheorie — German for \"Field Theory\" — is a small organic estate in the heart of Austria's Kamptal, founded by Robert and Uli, two Germans who fell in love with wine while travelling the world together. Robert holds a PhD in Physics and Uli a PhD in Chemistry, and they built Feldtheorie as a project where they could intricately blend the rigour of the science they mastered with the beautiful unpredictability that Nature offers. That spirit runs right through the range, from the physics-inspired name to playful, questioning cuvées like this \"Relativ\" and the single-vineyard \"Definitiv\" bottlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir vineyards lie around the wine town of Langenlois, worked organically, with a historic cellar on the banks of the river Kamp at Schönberg and further holdings in the neighbouring Kremstal near Senftenberg. Alongside the Kamptal signatures of Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, Robert and Uli craft Sauvignon Blanc and characterful reds including Pinot Noir, Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch — fresh, honest, terroir-driven wines made where precision meets nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feldtheorie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62007946510723,"sku":"FDT10222","price":27.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/9843\/1058\/files\/FeldtheorieRelativZweigelt.png?v=1787325125","url":"https:\/\/www.perfectcellar.com\/products\/feldtheorie-relativ-zweigelt-2022","provider":"Perfect Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}