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Puszta Libre!

Varietals
80% Zweigelt, 20% St. Laurent

Notes
VINEYARD: Sourced from several certified biodynamic vineyards around Lake Neusiedlersee, close to the Hungarian border and the UNESCO world heritage site known as Puszta, an outstanding example of a cultural landscape which preserves intact and visible evidence of its traditional pastoral use over more than two millennia and represents the harmonious interaction between people and nature. The Puszta consists of vast plains where specific land-use practices such as animal husbandry, including grazing of hardy livestock breeds adapted to the natural conditions of alkaline pastures, steppes, meadows and wetlands. Vines are 25 years old and planted on limestone soils.

VINIFICATION: Stainless steel fermentation (spontaneous). Elevage: 5 months in used barrels.