The upper part of the Lange Ohn vineyard in Neusiedl provides the chalky base for HP Harrer's Blaufränkisch, which is characterised by cool westerly winds. The rest is made up of small, healthy berries and a precise winemaker's signature, which can be roughly summarised under the keywords: biodyn...
HP Harrer: Ton, Steine, Reben - Blaufränkisch 2017
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€29,90
HP Harrer's small winery in Neusiedl and Silvio Messana's Azienda Montesecondo in San Casciano may be a good 1000 kilometres of motorway and a national border apart, but otherwise there are a lot of parallels. Both have been cultivating their vineyards biodynamically for many years and both have ...
Many years ago, the Schillerberg rosé was the first Austrian rosé that gave me the feeling that this style of wine could also produce more than just banal summer wines in Central Europe. In the meantime, a few more rosés have been added, but Jörg Bretz's Schillerberg continues to reside firmly in...
Blaufränkisch is often regarded as a monopoly variety in Austria. This is understandable, as it has almost single-handedly catapulted the country into new red wine dimensions. It is often overlooked that extremely exciting versions of the grape variety are also produced outside the country's bord...
Whether Blaufränkisch in Austria or Lemberger in Germany: the grape variety, which probably originated in the area of Lemberg pri Šmarju in the former Lower Styria in what is now Slovenia, has enormous potential and is also a big hit in Württemberg. The calcareous soils there favour the grape var...
Isabelle Legeron, the enterprising organiser of Raw, the largest trade fair for natural wines, has made exactly two Blaufränkisch recommendations with the unbiased palate of a Frenchwoman in the last chapter of her book Natural Wine, which is absolutely worth reading.
One of the two winemakers ...