Roter Frizzante N˚3 2021

Roter Frizzante N˚3 2021Made from Zweigelt grown on a steep slope with loamy Opok soil close to Franzs house, minimally pruned. The grapes are manually harvested and destemmed. Part of them ferments as whole berries, part is crushed and macerated on skins until the fermentation starts. Soft press, spontaneous fermentation in steel tank and wooden barrel for 6 months, spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Yeast and sugar addition for the second fermentation in bottles.

with sweet spices

This is a one of a kind Savagnin where you will find nice citrus

carbonic maceration and classic maceration on skins

Dark color

strong minerality and a medium body with a fine acidity with a lot of personality in the glass

Appearance: Herbal

but it has a lot of ripe fruit flavor and the body feels a little thicker when the temperature rises

very well balanced & the complexity and umami of 6 years of oxidative aging will surprise you

there’s great balance and approachability to be found here

Fermented with indigenous yeast in large barrels

these warrior women of mythology says Jean-Francois

before being pressed in a cellar for a brief rest