Johannes Trapl Carnuntum Blaufrankisch
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Johannes Traplโs region of Carnuntum is well-situated, evolving, and on the rise, in part to producers like him, which redefine how the world views these wines. An ancient region most famous for the vast archaeological site of the same name, Carnuntum was once a vast and thriving outpost of the Roman Empire. For over 400 years from this strategic location between the Alps and the Pannonian steppes, the Romans managed the trade, flow of information, and protection of the northeastern frontier of their empire, while at the same time developing the regionโs agriculture, including wine. Lying just to the east of Vienna and west of Bratislava, Slovakia on the south bank of the Danube, Carnuntumโs situation is auspicious for the grapevine too. One of the warmer and drier locales in Austria, Carnuntum is most famous for being a producer of serious red wines in a country largely dominated by whites ( though excellent white wines are also produced here). The climate is continental and Central European, meaning that it is prone to hot, dry inland summers exacerbated at times by the famously sere and searing winds off the Pannonian Steps. Winters can be very cold, though not heavy in snow. However, proximity to two bodies of waterโthe shallow, but vast Lake Neudseidl and the Danube Riverโhelps moderate extremes of temperature. Carnuntum occupies a geological crossroads too, resulting in a potpourri of soil types: glacial advances and retreats have deposited gravel; rivers and ancient seabeds have left limestone, clay, and loams; schist, gneiss, and granite result from orogeny; and winds have deposited beds of loess.