Die Versuchung Rot
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb, grilled ribeye steak, venison stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic wine-growing village of Gumpoldskirchen in Austria's Thermenregion within Niederösterreich, Weingut Krug has a viticultural heritage dating back to 1746. 'Die Versuchung Rot' (The Temptation Red) is the estate's flagship red cuvée, crafted to showcase the unique terroir of the region where warm Pannonian winds meet cooler alpine breezes. This microclimate allows late-ripening varieties to develop rich, concentrated flavors. The wine is a masterful blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Zweigelt, meticulously aged in French oak barriques to achieve a harmonious balance of dark forest fruits, sweet spice, and velvety tannins. It represents a seductive, modern expression of Austrian red winemaking tradition.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Krug has cultivated vineyards in the historic Lower Austrian village of Gumpoldskirchen since 1746. Located within the Thermenregion—traditionally regarded as the Burgundy of Austria due to its shared latitude and calcareous terroir—the estate oversees approximately 35 hectares of prime vines. Helmed by winemaker Gustav Krug alongside his family, the winery couples centuries-old heritage with modernized cellar facilities constructed amidst the vineyards in 1998. Viticulture focuses on near-natural, sustainable vineyard stewardship across loamy, limestone-rich soils warmed by Pannonian basin airflows. In the cellar, Krug favors meticulous fruit selection and controlled oak maturation. The producer is renowned both for regional benchmark white grapes—most notably indigenous Rotgipfler and Zierfandler—and for its cellar-aged reserves and cuvées such as Die Vollendung, Die Versuchung, and single-vineyard bottlings from Ried Rasslerin. Krug crafts wines distinguished by structural richness, concentrated aromatics, and prolonged aging potential.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zweigelt
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14%