Producer: Judith Beck 
Region: Burgenland, Austria  
Varietal: Zweigelt  
Year: 2018 

Winemaker Notes: 

The grapes for this wine are grown in the Kurzberg vineyard on a hill. After destemming the berries fall directly into a vat. Most of the berries remain intact. Then the surface is protected with carbonic gas and the vat closed. Now the berries macerate for 2-3 weeks without intervention. It’s a kind of carbonic maceration. The aroma extraction happens in a very gentle way, without mechanic or thermic influence. This leads to an altered flavor profile with soft and succulent tannins. Only after pressing most of the alcoholic fermentation happens in the barrels. The wine is aged in barrels for 8-12 months and then bottled." 

About the Producer: 

"The estate was founded in the 1970’s by her parents and Judith assumed full control of the winery in 2004 after having made her first vintage in 2001. She graduated from the Klosterneuburg Viticulture College and had an international experience when she worked in renowned wineries in France, Italy, and Chile.

Judith Beck owns 13.50 hectares of vines in the town with a wide variety of grapes: Blauer Portugieser, Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch, Sankt Laurent, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Welschriesling, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay. She likes to intervene as little as possible during the winemaking process to ensure that all of the wines reflect the varieties and the vintage. She has also converted to biodynamic wine making in 2007 and she makes sure nothing but minimal amounts of SO2 are added."  

Alcohol: 12.5% 

Biodynamic. Certified Organic. Vegan Friendly. 

*Price and availability in store may vary. Vintage date may differ from pictured.