Rotgipfler Grande Reserve
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly, creamy mushroom risotto, veal cutlet
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic wine-growing village of Gumpoldskirchen in Austria's Thermenregion (Niederösterreich), Weingut Krug (led by Gustav Krug) has a winemaking heritage dating back to 1746. The Rotgipfler grape is a legendary, indigenous Austrian specialty almost entirely unique to this sun-drenched region. The name 'Rotgipfler' refers to the reddish tips of the vine's young shoots. Although sometimes misclassified as a red wine due to its name and the bronze-pink hue of its ripe grape skins, this Grande Reserve is actually a magnificent, full-bodied white wine. Sourced from premium limestone-rich soils, the grapes undergo meticulous selection before being fermented and aged in small oak barriques. This traditional wood contact lends a creamy texture, subtle spice, and incredible structure to the grape's natural abundance of exotic fruit aromas, dried apricot, and vibrant mineral acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1843 by Joseph Krug in Reims, the House of Krug is one of the most revered and uncompromising prestige Champagne producers in the world. Driven by its founder's pioneering philosophy to craft the absolute fullest expression of Champagne each year regardless of climatic variations, the house treats each vineyard plot as an individual element in its masterful blending process. Krug vinifies its base wines in traditional small oak barrels and relies on an extensive library of reserve wines spanning more than a dozen distinct vintages. The resulting portfolio is legendary for its richness, complexity, and extraordinary aging potential, highlighted by the flagship Krug Grande Cuvée, prestigious vintage bottlings, and rare single-vineyard masterpieces such as Clos du Mesnil and Clos d'Ambonnay.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Rotgipfler
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5-14.5%