Nosey Crow

Variety: Zweigelt

Region: Neusiedlersee, Burgenland, Austria

Winery: Artisan Wines

• Organic and sustainable farming

• Natural yeast fermentation

• A light coloured and light style of red, candied fruit aromas, notes of cherry.

• 11% ABV

• 750ml

Sustainable Viticulture is Artisan Wines strategic approach in optimising grape quality. Franz Schneider is the man behind these forward thinking and low intervention focused wines. An ex aeronautical engineer turned winemaker, his wine making is geeky, adventurous and forward thinking. This is a family run project, using integrated cultivation of the vineyards they apply a combined mix of biological and mechanical actions to minimise the intervention and CO2 output.

All their vineyards have natural cover crops which haven’t been plowed for 15 years with copper use well below the biodynamic thresholds (1.5kg per season).

This wine hails from 30yr old vines, sourced from the lower lying part of Ried Römerstein in Halbturn.

The wine has undergone 50% carbonic maceration and 50% destemmed grapes fermented spontaneously in sealed harvest bins, with 100% malolactic fermentation, and finally a short time maturation on fine lees with occasional battonage.

Aged part in tank and part in used Hungarian Tonneaux Barrels, for 10 months.

This is a super fun, light, candied fruit style of dry red.

This wine serves well chilled and ambient, and we wholeheartedly recommend it chilled!