Origin
Austria, Niederösterreich, Ziersdorf
Quality grade
Landwein
Site
Vineyard Selection
Site Type
hillside
Varietal
Blauer Zweigelt 100 % | 10 - 40 years
3800 plants/ha | 3800 - 4000 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
south
Sea Level
300 - 310 m
Soil
loam | little | top soil
lime sandstone | large | sub soil
Kalkmergel | large | sub soil
Weather / Climate
Climate
continental
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked | October 17
Grape Sorting
manual
Fermentation
spontaneous
Malolactic Fermentation
yes
Sulfur Added
yes, wine
Mash Fermentation
destemmed and squashed | Stems: 5 % | steel tank | temperature control: yes | 20 - 26 °C | 100 %
Fermentation Process
pump over | 1 x day | Duration: 21 days
Filter
filtered | coarse
Maturing
large wooden barrel | 2100 L | used barrel | 14 month(s)
Time on the Full Yeast
14 month(s)
Bottling
screw cap | middle/march 2018
SO2 added: 30 mg
Data
Wine Type
Still wine | red | dry
Alcohol
12.5 %
Residual Sugar
0.5 g/l
Acid
5.2 g/l
Total Sulfur
< 50 mg
Certificates
vegan, organic
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
16 - 18 °C
Aging Potential
medium (6 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2018 - 2023
Winery
Handcrafted natural Premium wines
“1000 steps guide us to good wine. The reward for our patience is an indulgence unlike any other,” says Leo Uibel. Many of those steps lead this young Austrian winegrower through his roughly 18 acre of gravel, alluvial, loess-loam, and lime marl hilly vineyards on the Köhlberg in Ziersdorf (WEINVIERTEL)
He practices numerous sustainable vineyard techniques, including late summer crop thinning, hand harvest, and reduced yields in the pursuit of 100% fully ripe and healthy fruit. Coupled with minimal sulfur use, extended time on the lees, and bottling based on the lunar calendar, every wine from this ascendent winemaker is a one-of-a-kind pleasure.
Singe vineyards - Single barrels wines are consequential!
*biodyn growing - DEMETER
*100% self-grown grapes
*biodiversity at all of our vineyards
*sustainable work at vineyard & winery
*100% hand-picked and selected harvest
*Grapetransport in small boxes
*gravitation process of our high end selected grapes
*no sugar added
*natural fermentation
*pure maturation on the less for a minimum of 6 month
*minimal sulfites
*vegan wine
*no fining
*estate bottling