Austria
Rosalia
About Rosalia
The newest Burgenland DAC (2017), carved out of Mittelburgenland: a small region west of Mattersburg on the southern slopes of the Rosaliengebirge. Cooler than the surrounding Burgenland zones thanks to higher elevation and forest cover, producing leaner, fresher Blaufränkisch with bright red fruit and lower alcohols.
What Rosalia produces
Red
Blaufränkisch from cooler, higher slopes — lighter, fresher, more red-fruited than Mittelburgenland.
Similar styles
Lands in the same glass.
What it tastes like
Body
Full
Acidity
Bright
Tannin
Firm
Oak
Some oak
Ripeness
Ripe
Concentration
Medium
Full-bodied and bright, with firm tannin and some oak; red fruit, black fruit and spice, with a taut finish.
red fruit · black fruit · spicy · earthy · floral
Cork's estimate.
Climate
ContinentalCoolHigher elevationStrong diurnals
Continental with cooler, fresher conditions than the Pannonian-baked Burgenland lowlands. Higher rainfall and more diurnal range from the surrounding forested hills.
Terroir
CrystallineLoamSandSlate
Crystalline subsoils with loam, sand, and slate weathering on the slopes of the Rosaliengebirge — much more varied and stony than Mittelburgenland's heavy clay.
