GRAPES: SAUVIGNON BLANC
SKIN CONTACT: 4 weeks
REGION: STEIERMARK, AUSTRIA
Producer information: Franz Strohmeier is a very philosophical winemaker – always making the decisions that expresses his terroir in the most natural way. He is constantly tinkering with his 8-hectares of vines to find better and more natural methods. An example most recently was his use of whey (the liquid part of milk produced in cheese production) to spray his grapes, instead of copper sulfate. He has some portion of his grapes growing wild, without pruning, that produce very small intensely flavored grapes.
Vinification method: The grapes are harvested by hand with careful selection, keeping only healthy and ripe grapes, and taking out any unhealthy berries. Fermented on skins for 6 weeks before pneumatic pressing. Bottled after 12 months in a used wooden barrel. This wine is unfined, unfiltered, and has no sulfur added.
Tasting notes: Orange peel, anise, and juniper berries.
Pairings: Pork schnitzel
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