Sekt, Bründlmayer Brut Rosé
This sparkling wine is made of main red varieties Pinot Noir, Zweigelt and St Laurent. Grapes are harvested between the first week of September and the second week of October. At first the focus is on defining the fruit. The search is for delicate, complex and refined aromas of blossoms, red berries and cherries, carried by mineral tones and fresh fruit and surrounded by softness, an animating wine with firm structure and good length.
 
The base wines are vinified separately and allowed to go through malolactic fermentation. Then we create the cuvée. The more powerful charges are used for our still rosé wine. Only the lightest and most animating go to become the Brut Rosé, together with a small amount of wine resulting from the saignée, the very first juice out of the press, of the ripest black grapes, pressed after a brief maceration. The base cuvée is vinified in the bottle in classic fashion by adding sugar and yeast after bottling. After prolonged elevation on the yeast the bottles are disgorged.

90 p. Robert Parkers "The Wine Advocate", May 2014, review by David Schildknecht
It leads with high-toned notes of kirsch and almond extract mingled with pungent yeastiness, anticipating the tart-edged red berry tone on a brisk and interactive palate with stone, salt, cherry pit and smoky black tea serving for counterpoint. This finishes with fine persistence and ought to serve well over the coming year or two. 

Tasting Note:

Light salmon colour with reddish gold play of light, fine, persistent mousseux, delicate, fresh and very animating nose, fruit and spice with hints of fresh cherries and forest berries, a sophisticated note of citrus, caramel and yeast. Dry, fruit-driven yet creamy on the palate, finely woven with elegant acidity and mineral extract, very harmonious structure.

Alk 12 Vol%; brut