What happens when you simply let the soil, climate and your own handwriting speak for itself in a wine and leave out the grape variety(ies) and the weather? Some would say that this would be pure terroir - we don't say that, but we still find the experiment exciting and the wine great.
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Schmelzer: Frühroter Veltliner "Schlicht und Ergreifend" 2020
Wein
€26,80
Frühroter Veltliner is, despite its supposedly melodious name, somewhere between Goldburger and Sämling in the hit parade of Austrian grape varieties - in other words, pretty far down the list. The area planted with it fell by almost 50% between 1999 and 2015 and, if you look around, there are fe...
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Wild forest berries, juicy cherries and fresh grapefruit. Cool, animating and inviting. Uncomplicated and light-hearted. A summery rosé, easy to drink and revitalising.
Data sheet
Grape variety: Zweigelt & Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard: Heideboden
Harvest: By hand
Fermentation: spontaneous | w...
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