Farming : Certified Organic Winemaking : Hand-Picked Grapes | Native Yeast Fermentation | Zero-Zero | Vegan Region : Carnuntum, Austria Grape : Zweigelt | St. Laurent | Blaufrankisch Alcohol by Volume : 11.5% Notes: Johannes Trapl founded his winery in 2003 when he was just 25 years old. It was Johannes' grandfather that planted most of the family estate’s vineyards in Carnuntum, a region known at the time for big, inexpensive Zweigelt wines. After working for Cardinale winery in California, Johannes took over the responsibility of managing the small family winery with initially only half a hectare (1 acre) of vineyards and also worked for the nearby Muhr-van der Niepoort estate. This is something we had while BBQ’ing at the winery that we’re finally able to bring in. Chillable (almost Rose-ish), it’s a 100% whole cluster, 1-2 days maceration, fermented in stainless steel, and aged in both barrel and Qvevri for 8 months. The stem inclusion gives plenty of bitterness and aromatics, and the fruit is plenty tart to balance out. Zero additions of any kind, it’s a remarkable wine from Johannes’s Stixneusiedl vineyard.
