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2023 Merlot Optime

Weingut Familie Pimpel

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93
Points
Tasting 2025
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The red wine Merlot Optime, vintage 2023 from the winery Weingut Familie Pimpel has been rated in 2025 by Peter Moser with 93 Falstaff points. It is a wine made from the grape variety Merlot from the region Carnuntum in Austria.

Tasting Notes

93
Tasting from 25.11.2025: Peter Moser

Dark ruby-garnet colour, purple reflections, broad ochre rim. Delicate notes of precious wood, blackberries, black cherries, delicate smoky minerality. Juicy, elegant, red cherries, fresh acidity, ripe, firm tannins, salty finish, lingers, shows length and certain ageing potential.

More about the tasting
Region: Carnuntum, Austria
Winery: Weingut Familie Pimpel
Type of Production: conventional
Category: Red Wine
Grape Variety: Merlot
Vintage: 2023
Expansion: 24 months barrique
Alcohol Level: 14%
Stopper: Cork
Price: 20 - 50 €
Residual Sugar: 1.6 g/l
Region
Carnuntum, Austria
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Winery Weingut Familie Pimpel

Robert Herbst
Weingut Familie Pimpel

Kirchenstraße 19
2464 Göttlesbrunn
Österreich
+43 (664) 4636650
[email protected] www.gerhardpimpel.at

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2011 Merlot Optime Barrique
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Merlot
14,5%
Merlot Optime Barrique Red Wine
94
2009 Merlot Optime2
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Merlot
14%
Merlot Optime2 Red Wine
94
2023 Carnuntum DAC Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Zweigelt
14%
Carnuntum DAC Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW Red Wine
93
2023 Merlot Optime
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Merlot
14%
Merlot Optime Red Wine
93
2023 Zweigelt Carnuntum DAC Ried Bärnreiser 1ÖTW
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Zweigelt
14,5%
Zweigelt Carnuntum DAC Ried Bärnreiser 1ÖTW Red Wine
93
2022 Carnuntum DAC Göttlesbrunn Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Zweigelt
13,5%
Carnuntum DAC Göttlesbrunn Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW Red Wine
93
2022 Zweigelt Carnuntum DAC Höflein Ried Bärnreiser 1ÖTW
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Zweigelt
14%
Zweigelt Carnuntum DAC Höflein Ried Bärnreiser 1ÖTW Red Wine
93
2021 Carnuntum DAC Göttlesbrunn Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Zweigelt
14,5%
Carnuntum DAC Göttlesbrunn Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW Red Wine
93
2021 Carnuntum DAC Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Zweigelt
14,5%
Carnuntum DAC Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW Red Wine
93
2021 Merlot Optime
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Merlot
14,5%
Merlot Optime Red Wine
93
2021 Zweigelt Carnuntum DAC Höflein Ried Bärnreiser 1ÖTW
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Zweigelt
14,5%
Zweigelt Carnuntum DAC Höflein Ried Bärnreiser 1ÖTW Red Wine
93
2021 Zweigelt Carnuntum DAC Ried Bärnreiser 1ÖTW
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Zweigelt
14,5%
Zweigelt Carnuntum DAC Ried Bärnreiser 1ÖTW Red Wine
93
2020 Carnuntum DAC Göttlesbrunn Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Zweigelt
14,5%
Carnuntum DAC Göttlesbrunn Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW Red Wine
93
2020 Merlot Optime
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Merlot
14,5%
Merlot Optime Red Wine
93
2020 Zweigelt Carnuntum DAC Höflein Ried Bärnreiser 1ÖTW
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Zweigelt
14,5%
Zweigelt Carnuntum DAC Höflein Ried Bärnreiser 1ÖTW Red Wine
93
2019 Carnuntum DAC Göttlesbrunn Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Zweigelt
14,5%
Carnuntum DAC Göttlesbrunn Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW Red Wine
93
2019 Merlot Optime
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Merlot
14,5%
Merlot Optime Red Wine
93
2018 Merlot Optime
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Merlot
14,4%
Merlot Optime Red Wine
93
2017 Carnuntum DAC Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Carnuntum,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Zweigelt
14,5%
Carnuntum DAC Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW Red Wine
93
2017 Merlot Optime
Weingut Familie Pimpel
Austria
Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Merlot
14,5%
Merlot Optime Red Wine
93
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