Anita & Hans Nittnaus Blaufrankisch Ried Joiser 'Altenberg' Leithaberg 2021

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Anita & Hans Nittnaus Blaufrankisch Ried Joiser 'Altenberg' Leithaberg 2021This single site offering comes from the Altenberg vineyard outside the village of Jois in the Leitha hills. Anita and Hans own a parcel of 30 year old Blaufrnkisch on these slopes of slatey limestone, which yield a wine of remarkably fresh yet deeply penetrating minerality and gorgeously vivid blue and black fruits. This ages for 18 months in used 500 liter Stockingers before being bottled with minimal sulfur. Though it is undeniably charming in its

fermenting spontaneously and aging 12 months in used 500-liter oak barrels before being bottled without fining or filtration

Comprising roughly 60% of Fleury’s production

Only a small percentage of Wachau winegrowers work organically

commanding finish reveals the wine’s firm sense of architecture

This historical 0

vibrant palate

in the village of Châteaubourg—the southernmost village in the appellation

” with additional nuance that appears as the wine ages

This cuvée is sourced from vines the age of which is between 45 and 70 years

bottling it without filtration

is thus left on the vine to achieve a level of “surmaturité” which adds to Chantecler’s unique and compelling character

and its limestone-rich