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Sparkling wine (PetNat), Organic
Light rosé color, delicate fruity notes, cherry, brioche, lively perlage, firm finish, fruity aftertaste
| Origin | vineyards north of Langenlois |
|---|---|
| Soil type | Gneiss |
| Grape variety | Blauer Zweigelt |
| Harvest | 14. September 2022 |
| Ageing | Stahltank |
| Bottling | October 2021, disgorgement: see back label |
| Trinktemperatur | 11 °C |
Crisp grapes with fresh acidity are gently pressed as whole bunches and result in an elegant fermenting wine. This wine is bottled directly from the fermenting tank during the first fermentation and with the wild yeasts. Those will ferment the natural sugar from the grapes, without any additives. After storing on the lees for about a year, a large part of the yeast was removed during disgorging, where a little sulfur is added, but no sugar liqueur – Rosé Ancestral is therefore brut nature.
The technique of creating sparkling wine from first fermentation is also known as méthode ancestrale. A method that was used to create sparkling wines long before the triumph of champagne. After an experimental period of 4 years, we released our first sparkling wine of this type with the 2016 vintage. Often these wines are also titled as Pétillant naturel or PetNat for short. An artisanal bubbly, made purely from grapes.
The season started with a very dry spring, that was only interrupted by a cool and wet May. Throughout the summer we experienced some hail on the single vineyards Steinberg and Kittmannsberg, however, we were fortunately spared from bigger damages. Ripeness really accelerated on the back of a sunny and relatively warm late summer. The vintage shows wines with good acidity, yet good ripeness, and therefore we expect a high longevity.
