2018 Fledermaus Weiss
2018 Fledermaus Weiss
A blend of: Müller-Thurgau (45%), Silvaner (42%), Riesling (13%). Crushed and pressed in a pneumatic press (no skin contact!) Malolactic fermentation and aging on the lees in steel (Silvaner, Riesling) and big oak (Müller-Thurgau). No added sulphur.
Cuvée: Fledermaus Weiss
Style: Still
Colour: White
Grapes/Blend: Müller-Thurgau (45%), Silvaner (42%), Riesling (13%)
ABV: 10.5%
Vintage: 2018
Winemaking: ”The blockbuster vintage is now taken up a notch! Still with the same major blending partners this is a more zingy and way more serious wine, finally under cork. Crushed and pressed in a pneumatic press (no skin contact!) Malolactic fermentation and aging on the lees in steel (Silvaner, Riesling) and big oak (Müller-Thurgau) Bottled: March 2019.”
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Shell limestone
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.