{"id":43,"date":"2011-05-28T11:46:44","date_gmt":"2011-05-28T11:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thegrufiles.com.au\/?p=43"},"modified":"2011-05-28T11:50:29","modified_gmt":"2011-05-28T11:50:29","slug":"sneak-peak-of-gru%e2%80%99s-sibling-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%98blueblood%e2%80%99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegrufiles.com.au\/?p=43","title":{"rendered":"Sneak peek of GRU\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sibling \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBlueblood\u00e2\u20ac\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The red Austrian grape, Blaufrankisch, is the sibling to the Austrian white variety, Gruner Veltliner \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and here at Hahndorf Hill we produce a delicious example of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Blau\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n

The variety derives its name from the fact that in medieval times it was celebrated as the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153blue grape of the Franks\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and historical accounts relate how it was the reputed favourite tipple of the Frankish kings. The variety is also grown in southern Germany where it is known as Limberger, as well as in Hungary where it is called Kekfrankos and forms an essential component of the iconic Bulls Blood cuv\u00c3\u00a9e.<\/p>\n

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Blaufrankisch under bird nets before harvest.<\/p><\/div>\n

The 2008 vintage of HHW Blaufrankisch wine was the first production of this variety in Australia and we were honoured to receive\u00c2\u00a0several awards including two gold medals and a trophy. \u00c2\u00a0Our 2009 Blueblood Blaufrankisch is due to be released in late July at the Adelaide Hills Winter Reds festival, but in the meantime we have begun releasing it to the wine critics.<\/p>\n

Here is what James Halliday had to say about our 2009 vintage in \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe Weekend Australian Magazine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Blaufrankisch is one of Austria\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most widely planted grapes, known for its colour, tannin and raciness born of its high acidity. DNA suggests one of its parents is Gouais Blanc, which makes it a half-brother of Shiraz. Brightly coloured, some spicy morello cherry aromas lead into a fleshy palate, with spice giving way to a more savoury background, the tannins not at all aggressive. Rating: 91 points.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Philip White in \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe Independent Weekly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 <\/em>rated our 2009 Blueblood 94 points and described it as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153zippy and lively \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s reflective of its place, which is a vineyard with ironstone \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00c2\u00a0You can listen to Philip\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s full review of this wine on his new wine video column by following the link\u00c2\u00a0 http:\/\/bit.ly\/kVFGHW<\/a><\/p>\n

Wine blogger WiningPom wrote of Blueblood: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Vividly aromatic,\u00c2\u00a0it starts with\u00c2\u00a0dark cherries, a Kirsch-like quality, chocolate coated licorice bullets, twigs, a\u00c2\u00a0slightly herbal quality\u00c2\u00a0with a touch of coffee grounds and vanillin complexity.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Check out his full review by following this link\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/imB8hQ<\/a><\/p>\n

To register your interest in the limited release of the HHW Blaufrankisch 2009, please go to our website and sign up to\u00c2\u00a0become one of our Loyalty Program members. http:\/\/bit.ly\/mACo8m<\/a><\/p>\n

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The red Austrian grape, Blaufrankisch, is the sibling to the Austrian white variety, Gruner Veltliner \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and here at Hahndorf Hill we produce a delicious example of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Blau\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. The variety derives its name from the fact that in medieval times … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5,1,8],"tags":[37,11,9,38,10,7],"class_list":["post-43","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adelaide-hills","category-gruner-veltliner","category-uncategorized","category-wine","tag-adelaide-hills","tag-blaufrankisch","tag-gru","tag-gruner-veltliner","tag-harvest","tag-new-planting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thegrufiles.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thegrufiles.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thegrufiles.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thegrufiles.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thegrufiles.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thegrufiles.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thegrufiles.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thegrufiles.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thegrufiles.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}