Ponzichter 2023

Spontaneous fermentation, one part mash and one part whole berries.
Matured 16 months in 40 year old oak casks, natural malolactic fermentation occured.

"Ponzichter" was the name given to the German-speaking workers by the Hungarians of the Sopron region. It means bean growers, in-fact they used to grow vegetables, mainly beans, between the vine rows.
The wine combines grapes grown on both Austrian and Hungarian soils resulting in a crazy red: light in colour, reductive in the nose and slightly fizzy on the tip of the tongue. It is fresh and a bit herbal with notes of cherry and rosemary. Nice tannins in there and a rustic character.