Origin
Austria, Mittelburgenland, Horitschon
Quality grade
Österreichischer Qualitätswein
Site
Vineyard Selection - Horitschon, Ritzing
Site Type
hillside
Varietal
Blaufränkisch 100 % | 10 - 35 years
4000 plants/ha | 5500 liter/ha
Sea Level
240 - 340 m
Soil
loam
clay
lime
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked | middle/september - end/september
Malolactic Fermentation
yes
Mazeration
3 hours | warm
Mash Fermentation
complete destemming | Stems: 0 % | 10 day(s) | 100 %
Fermentation
spontaneous
wooden fermentation stand | 4000 L | used barrel
Maturing
large wooden barrel | 3000 L | used barrel | 12 - 16 month(s)
Time on the Fine Yeast
12 - 16
Bottling
DIAM | beginning/may 2018 | 21000 bottles
Data
Wine Type
Still wine | red | dry
Alcohol
12.8 %
Acid
6 g/l
Residual Sugar
1.1 g/l
Total Sulfur
< 10 mg
Certificates
organic, Demeter, respect - BIODYN, bio-dynamic, LACON
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
16 - 17 °C
Aging Potential
medium (10 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2018 - 2025
Winery
Soil as the origin of life. Unbound yet deeply rooted.