Rosi Schuster, Burgenland, Austria
The winery was founded in 1979, the year that the parents of winemaker Hannes Schuster got married. The estate works with around 11 hectares of vines, the oldest of which are 60 years old. For a few years now Hannes and his mother Rosi have been focusing on Sankt Laurent, Blaufränkisch and Rotburger. They farm the vineyards organically and pursue small yields of exceptional fruit. Grapes from the younger vineyard are used for their expressions of Burgenland Blaufränkisch, Burgenland Sankt Laurent and Burgenland Rotburger. These three wines are their interpretation of a classically styled regional wine.
Musts are fermented gently in wooden or stainless steel open-top fermenters. Both alcoholic and malolactic fermentations are spontaneous. The soils are quite diverse because the Schusters work in various villages in the surrounding areas. In the main these are sandy, loamy soils, limestone soils and clay-loam soils, with slate featuring to a lesser extent.
Tasting Notes
Unfined and unfiltered medium-bodied Sankt Laurent with notes of boysenberry, briar, soy and graphite. Firm but fine tannins provide a great framework to a wine with great depth and texture.
Curious fragrance that shows red and black cherry, sarsaparilla, pepper and curry spice characters. Very light and fresh feeling in the palate; a crisp, clean flow of pure-feeling fruit that sits delicate and lacy in the palate. Tannins are barely there, but help the wine find fringes. Succulent, soft, a little savoury, fine layers of flavour, great length of flavour. Delicious, delicious wine here.
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