Underdog Grape · Austria

Rotgipfler

Pronounced ROHT-gipf-ler

If you drink Chardonnay for weight and texture, Rotgipfler gives you both without the oak — a rich, spiced Austrian white grown on barely 110 hectares worldwide.

Tasting profile
Baked apple and honeysuckle over an almond-skin finish, weighty but cut clean by acidity.
Where it grows
Thermenregion, Austria
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Where to buy
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The region

Thermenregion, Austria

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Rotgipfler: common questions

How do you pronounce Rotgipfler?
Rotgipfler is pronounced ROHT-gipf-ler.
Where does Rotgipfler come from?
Rotgipfler grows in Thermenregion, Austria.
What does Rotgipfler taste like?
Expect baked apple, almond, white pepper, honeysuckle. Closest familiar reference: a full-bodied unoaked white with the weight of Chardonnay and the spice of Grüner Veltliner.
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