Anita & Hans Nittnaus Blaufrankisch Ried Joiser 'Altenberg' Leithaberg 2019

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Anita & Hans Nittnaus Blaufrankisch Ried Joiser 'Altenberg' Leithaberg 2019This 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

and sandy soils

Under most circumstances

and slightly more delicate than its predecessor

After time in bottle

Philippe prefers a small dosage to none

vinified in stainless steel with a 12 hour maceration on the skins to give phenolic character to the finished wine

the same sense of freshness permeates this wine—making it “très digeste” indeed

yet the freshness and focus are unwavering

“Maréotis”—named after a lake in northern Egypt near Alexandria—combines 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah which are harvested and vinified together during a lengthy 45-day maceration

This brooding powerhouse needs time to reveal its inner layers

and wild fruit

and the wine Guillaume coaxes from these astonishingly old vines is so powerful in its fruit that he gives it 12 months élevage instead of the 18 months he gives to his Cornas

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