2019 Bründlmayer Pinot Noir Reserve, Langenlois, Kamptal, AustriaABOUT THIS WINE This Blauburgunder was made with the ripest Pinot Noir grapes, especially from the top vineyards Dechant and Kferberg. The Dechant vineyard site is comprised of calcareous loess clay soil terraces on the south east slope. On the higher terraces is the clay with ancient rock and gravel deposits. Usually strict selection is necessary in wet vintages in order to obtain first class grapes. The Kferberg vineyard site is located at the upper

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this cru Brunello Riserva will drink for decades

Sauvignon Blanc

it is powerful and voluminous

The Gamay grape comes from 25-year-old vines on a clay-limestone terroir in southern Beaujolais

“…one thing that remains constant is the incredible quality that continues to emerge from this talented winemaker

“Hermit” is also an abbreviation for the French appellation where the Marsanne grape variety dominates

and its culture for almost two centuries now

I’ve set out to make a delicate

Under Thierry the focus has been put squarely in the vineyards

After harvest the grapes are destemmed and fermented using only indigenous yeasts for four weeks in concrete

Antonius Leitz had briefly taken ownership of the winery before his premature death in 1966