(Review 3) Steininger Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé Sekt

One of the best wines that I have had so far. This wine was recommended to me by my mentor, a sommelier, and she never fails to recommend a great, and affordable bottle of wine. 

At twenty-dollars, this is a great value for this wine, I shared it with my family (non-wine drinkers), and they absolutely loved it. Although, a bit difficult to come across in stores. By luck, the first time I purchased this bottle, they happen to carry it. I have tried to look around in other wine stores, but no luck. 

    Steininger's Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé Sekt (pronounced zekt, is a German sparkling wine) that brings a well-balanced kick, fruity, and crispy. About medium-plus in acidity, great tannins with a good amount of minerality. On the dry side, with pleasant and light fruit. Red fruits such as cherry, and strawberry. Tree fruits such as apple, and pear. Then black fruit notes such as blackcurrant. 

Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most popular red wine grape, a cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc from Bordeaux, France. Primary flavors in Cabernet Sauvignon include black cherry, black currant, cedar, baking spices, and graphite. Usually dry, full-bodied, medium-high in tannins, about medium in acidity, and ranges from 13.5-15% ABV. (Puckett, Madeline, "Cabernet Sauvignon", Wine Folly, 09/12/2018)

Rosé happens when the skin of the red grapes touch wine for only a short time.  Flavors in rosé are usually red fruit such as strawberries, flowers, citrus, and melon. There are three ways to make rosé wine, the most common can be maceration, saignée, or the blending method. (Puckett, Madeline, "What is Rosé Wine", Wine Folly, 05/18/2018)

Naturally, sparkling rosé is really great and refreshing in the summertime, but we are in the middle of fall weather, with Thanksgiving right around the corner, going against the "norm", I highly recommend a sparkling rosé for Thanksgiving dinner. It will not fail. What with all of the different dishes, traditions, and way of celebrating this wonderful holiday, I don't see how you can ever fail with bubbles. With turkey being lean meat, I find that it may be easy to lean towards a white wine, but I think that Pinot Noir would be a great option. The bright acidity in Pinot Noir and versatility would also pair well with the rest of the side dishes for Thanksgiving dinner.

This winery is run by a family, with their winery located in Langenlois, in the Kamptal, in lower Austria. In the Kamptal, the Grune Veltliner has lived for centuries in harmony with the primordial granite, gneiss, and mica-slate soils, and the loess soils. Austrian wines are usually dry white wines (often made from the Gruner Veltliner grape- a white wine grape variety grown primarily in Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic).

That is all for this week, I am really hoping to see people open up more to the idea of rosé in colder weather. I mean, rosé is a way of life!

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays to all! 

Cheers,

Paloma! 🍷

Cabernet Sauvignon - Wine Folly

Rose Wine - Wine Folly