Carnuntum, Austria
Muhr-van der Niepoort
Dorli Muhr and Dirk van der Niepoort (the celebrated Portuguese port family) joined forces to make Blaufränkisch — Austria's great dark grape — from a single steep hillside in Carnuntum. It's a serious, site-focused red from a region most people overlook, made by two obsessives with serious credentials.
A letter about wine, once a week
Written by Chris. One bottle or one idea, no roundup.