Wine description: Ripe fruit, complex, minerally, rich in finesse – refined Burgundystyle wine with lots of potential
Location: Village Appellation: Kitzeck-Sausal: The Sausal region, which stretches around the South-Styrian village of Kitzeck, ranks among Austria´s most historical winegrowing areas. The vineyards are planted at altitudes of 380 to 650 meters above sea level. With an average steepness of up to 80%, they belong to Europe´s steepest vineyard sites
Soil: paläozoischer Schiefer
Winemaking: Very late selective hand-picked, 8 to 16 hours maceration time, very gentle and slowly pressed. Spontaneous fermentation in old big wooden casks. Ageing for 7 months on the yeast.
Altitude: 400-540m
Steepness: 40-60%
Drinking temperature: 12