Legal requirements Eisenberg DAC

Eisenberg DAC (Reserve from 2008 vintage, Klassik from 2009 vintage)

last update April 2012

Grape variety:

Blaufränkisch

Quality levels:

Klassik: Submission of the wine to the Prüfnummer tasting commission from 1 June in the year following the harvest, and available to the consumer from 1 September in the year following the harvest

Reserve: Submission of the wine to the Prüfnummer tasting commission from 1 January in the second year following the harvest, and available to the consumer from 1 March in the second year following the harvest

Alcohol levels by vol:

Klassik: min. 12 Vol %

Reserve: min. 13 Vol %

Residual sugar:

max. 4g/l

Taste profile: 

Klassik: fruit-driven aromas, mineral and spicy aromas, little or no notable use of oak

Reserve: fruity, mineral and spicy notes, full-bodied

Labeling:

Designation of Origin (incl. "DAC") has to be declared on the front label