Alter.Native 2016

Alter.Native 2016
Origin
Austria, Wachau, Spitz an der Donau
Quality grade
Wein aus Österreich
Site
Buschenberg, Hochrain, Weitenberg
Site Type
terraces
Varietal
Grüner Veltliner 100 % | 10 - 45 years
Sea Level
250 - 300 m
Soil
mica schist
gneiss
loess

Cellar

Harvest
handpicked | end/september - middle/october | 15 kg cask
Fermentation
spontaneous
Malolactic Fermentation
yes
Mazeration
cold
Maturing
small wooden barrel | 300 L | used barrel | 15 month(s)
Bottling
natural cork | middle/may 2017 | 1700 bottles

Data

Wine Type
still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
12.5 %
Residual Sugar
1 g/l
PH Value
3.45
Allergens
sulfites

Wine Description

Grüner Veltliner grapes were destemmed but not crushed. Fermentation on whole berries, total maceration for almost three weeks before pressing. Pressing fraction was reblended. Aging in 300l cigar shape oak barrels for 15 months. Bottled with little sulfure added, coarse filtration at bottling. It resulted in a complex white wine that - tasted blindly - has more in common with red wine.