Event

Open Bottle Thursday! Hillinger Small Hill!!

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Time: 03:00pm - 07:30pm

Type: Wine Tasting

Location: The Wine Cabinet

Event Free

IN STORE TASTING ARE BACK FOR
 OPEN BOTTLE 
WE STILL ENCOURAGE CURBSIDE PICKUP OR DELIVERY!!


(All purchases must be accompanied by a credit card.)


 


Hillinger Small Hill
2020
Jois, Burgenland, Austria



Leo has crafted an interesting and unusual blend: 
50% Merlot plus equal parts
Pinot Noir and St. Laurent.

Merlot and Pinot Noir grow very well in Burgenland.

Leo Hillinger created this blend to offer an easy, soft, drinkable red with dark fruit.
A light oak barrel touch and eloquent tannins. 
This red evokes warm fires in cozy dens with texture and friendly flavors that finish softly.
  
Yes, Austria is a white wine country, but there are great red wines produced there as well. 
Hillinger Weingut  also produces exceptional Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Bordeaux Blend wines as well (You have to 
try the Hill1!!)

Leo has garnered many awards for his wines, 
including 
a 2019 Silver for his  Hillside Syrah Blend!
(one of my favorites!)


 

Critics Comment on the Small Hill -  "Intensive ruby-red color with purple rim, in the nose hints of dark berries and chocolate. On the palate a full bodied, balanced and harmonic impression with lots of dark berry fruit ending in a smooth and moderate finish.
This wine is ideally suited to complement many comfort food dishes. 
Food paring: almost everything, a red wine for every day!!

 

Our Regular price $15.99

Special Sale Price 

$14.00 a bottle
$13.00 for six ($78)
$12.00 for a case ($144)


Click Here To Order
or Call us,
at 

703-668-WINE (9463)


And, as an additional Thank You for continuing support, 
ALL HILLINGER WINES 
will be 
15% OFF for the entire weekend!!

 

Our Thoughts.....

This has been our best selling red wine since our opening nearly 16 years ago. 
I, honestly, have never heard a single negative comment!
We must have lost our minds to put it on sale!!
But you"re the beneficiary!
Soft, smooth, adaptable. All the right flavors at just the right time!


A short history of a self-made vintner and
an Ambassador for doing everything the right way...….


Leo Hillinger born 1967 in Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria.
During his childhood he showed deep interest in viticulture and vinification. 
During his professional wine eduction and several practica abroad, 
he deepened his knowledge and learned the secrets about making great wine showing sense of place.
At an age of 19, Leo Hillinger went to California 
and learned the basics about organic treatment in the vineyards and cellar.
This built the fundamental knowledge for todays success. 

His vineyard is 100% organic on nearly 200 acres, astride the NeusidlerSee. 

 
VITICULTURE
• The most important issue is the origin of the grapes
• Limits of yields are far below the official regulation
• Reduced spraying, only on a as needed basis
• Only organic treatments to fight against pests and diseases
• Support of beneficial parasites

VINIFICATION 
• No use of enzymes
• Use of sulphur as low as possible
• Temperature controlled fermentation
• Natural Yeasts when ever possible
• Treatment according to category (fresh & fruity, trendy, sparkling, sense of place, premium)
• Single vineyard selections

PRODUCTS
• „Fresh and fruity“ – young wines transporting the variety for immediate enjoyment
• „Trendy“ – Natural Wines, Orange, etc.
• „Sparkling“ – from Secco to Champagne Method for our Brut
• „Sense of place“ – single vineyard wines and origin wines like Leithaberg DAC
• „Premium“ – our top cuvées from the best sites