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Fun Hahndorf Hill Zsa Zsa Zweigelt Nouveau 2016

May 2, 2017

Hahndorf Hill Zsa Zsa Zweigelt Nouveau 2016

Hahndorf Hill Zsa Zsa Zweigelt Nouveau 2016

Beaujolais Nouveau meets the Austrian red grape Zweigelt in a juicy ball of light red fruit fun. Good work Larry & Hahndorf crew, I like.

Light red, the colour doing a good cherry juice impersonation. Plenty of carbonic roundness here to start, before a tart, refreshing finish keeps things in check. Smashable.

Much more interesting than your average Nouveau (which is basically just Duboeuf in Oz), the cherry fruit lively and complete with a late tannin bite. A step away from rosé, but a good one, even if it’s a simple drink (and scored accordingly).

Drink young and enjoy the vibrant fruit.

Best drinking: 2017-2018. 17/20, 90/100. 11.5%, $33. Would I buy it? I’d drink a bottle of this in a heartbeat.

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  • About me – Andrew Graham


    At 18 I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, doing a degree that I didn't really like, and a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say I discovered wine, my uni degree morphed into something completely different and wine/beer took over my life.

    Almost twenty years later and I currently spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.

    While wearing my writer cap I write features for the likes of National Liquor News, Gourmet Traveller WINE and the RAS plus I'm a Lifestyle FOOD channel wine expert. Read more about me here or get in touch to book your next wine event with me here.

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