A dessert wine with a deep raspberry colour.
Intense fragrance of roses, delicate fruity traces almost reminiscent of lychees, a complex aroma of ripe raspberries and an underlying elegant spicy flavour both on the nose and the palate.
A truly opulent wine with a strong character.
Cellaring recommendations: Up to 30 years. The Moscato Rosa, one of the world’s rarest grape varieties, is Castel Sallegg’s best known product
Wine and food pairing: Ideal with aromatic mature cheese, goose liver and low-sugar berry desserts. Alternatively, the Moscato Rosa is just as perfect on its own, savoured one drop at a time.
Grape variety: 100% Moscato Rosa - Kuenburg selection: indigenous variety
Terroir: Kaltern - Seehof: 230 m above sea level. Gravel and reddish, ground Gardena sandstone. Warm, porous soil with a unique microclimate on the shores of Lake Kaltern.
Training system: Traditional pergola
Yield per vine: Due to coulure max. 0.5 kg - 8 hl/ha
Production process: A late harvest ensures the grapes have reached a minimum sugar content of 32° KMW (160 Oechsle) before entering mash fermentation in stainless steel tanks for 1 week.
Aging: 12 months in stainless steel tanks, followed by 12 months of bottle aging .