2017 Bat-Nat
2017 Bat-Nat
100% Schwarzriesling aka Pinot Meunier. 50% of the berries crushed (after destemming), skin contact time of 48h before pressing. No added sulphur.
Cuvée: Bat-Nat
Style: Sparkling
Colour: Red
Grape Varieties: Schwarzriesling aka Pinot Meunier
ABV: 12%
Vintage: 2017
Winemaking: In 2014, Michael and Melanie took over a Müller-Thurgau-vineyard from a colleague; the vineyard has a hut in the middle of it which they and local conservationist, Christian Söder, thought looked like a perfect home for bats. Several bat-boxes were installed, the guano is sold as fertiliser, and a share of the revenue goes back to protection of bat habitats. The label shows the rare grey long-eared bat.
50% of the berries crushed (after destemming), skin contact time of 48h before pressing. Bottled in the end of November with 17g/l of residual sugar and disgorged.
Acidity: 5.2 g/l
Residual sugar: 0 g/l
Sulphur: None added 4mg/l total
Soil: Shell limestone, Keuper
Yield: 40hl/ha
Michael and Melanie left their corporate jobs behind and started making wine in Michael’s parents’ winery in 2013. After discovering their taste for natural wine, they converted the 6 hectare vineyard to organic practices. They've developed a repertoire of wild delights which are hand-harvested, indigenous-yeasts vinification without sulphur and unfiltered. As well as their natural range, they also make wines with purchased grapes which are very lightly sulphured and filtered for a slightly different market.