Vereinter Schatz rot*

"Because of our experience that nature is the strongest force, we’d love to work with it. With the knowledge that the soil is the most intelligent part we deal with, we‘ve decided to trust in it. We are convinced that the plants nourish our soil, therefore we let them grow. With these ideas and confidence we don‘t interact in the cellar, which causes that our wines transport the natural taste of the grape. These decisions we make by ourselves and let our personalities speak in our wines."

Martin & Anna Arndorfer

Martin & Anna Arndorfer
Place
Strass
Region
Kamptal
climate

Kamptal is a cool climate region in the North East of Austria;

cold winds from the north highlands meet in the Kamptal with the panonian climate. Very high temperature changes from the night and day bring thick skins of the berries wich leads to stronger aromas and vibrant acidity. Microclimates change from hillsides to hillsides and vineyard to vinegards. Altitudes range from 200 to nearly 500 metres. Small valleys between the hills work like channels where cold winds from the northern regions chill down the vineyards during the nights...

Strass has a very special microclimate because it has the first south faced slopes near the flat of the Danube. It‘s a unique combination of the very old mother rock of the Bohemian Massive and the particular influence of the Pannonian climate.

Weather / Climate

Climate
continental
Vereinter Schatz rot*
Vintage
2024
Varietal
Zweigelt 80 %, 19 - 27 years, Pinot Noir 20 %, 18 years
Vineyard Site
Zweigelt - planted between 2000 and 2008 - soil type loam; Pinot Noir - planted 2008 - soil type loam with gravel; altitude of all vineyards between 240 m and 280 m
vinification

fermented spontaneously with natural yeasts

Partially (70%) whole-bunch and 80% whole-berry fermentation - 10 days of maceration before pressing

Aged for 6 months on the lees, mainly in large wooden barrels (2000L) and partially (30%) in used barriques

Unfiltered - unfined - 10 mg/L SO2 added just before bottling

Site Type
hilly land
Sea Level
240 - 280 m
Soil
loam | large
gravel | little

Data

Alcohol
12 % / dry
Residual Sugar
0.7 g/l
Acid
5.6 g/l
Quality grade
natural wine
Wine Type
Still wine | red
Certificates
AT-BIO-402
Allergens
sulfites

Cellar

Harvest
handpicked | 15 kg cask
Grape Sorting
manual
Fermentation
spontaneous
Mazeration
squashed | 10 day(s) | with stems: yes
Mash Fermentation
Carbonic fermentation | Stems: 0 % | wooden fermentation stand | 80 %
squashed | Stems: 0 % | wooden fermentation stand | 20 %
Filter
unfiltered
Maturing
70 % | large wooden barrel | 2000 L | used barrel
30 % | small oak barrel | 228 L | used barrel
Bottling
screw cap
Deacidification
no
Acidification
no

Product Codes

EAN
9120055473381
EAN / carton 6
9120055473398