2019 Heimat Silvaner
2019 Heimat Silvaner
Silvaner is the most sensitive variety at Melanie & Michaels disposal to reflec the characteristic of a vintage and the condition the soil is in. Heimat is always tells the story so clearly.
Always herbaceous, bright with elderberry, dried apricot, citrus peel. A wine that loves oxygen and can age for a long time.
Cuvée: Heimat Silvaner
Style: Still
Colour: Skin
Grapes/Blend: Silvaner
ABV: 12%
Vintage: 2019
Winemaking: Vines planted on a steep slope in 1984. Grapes are hand harvested and de-stemmed. Macerated on the skins or 7-10 days. The wine is aged in a couple of old 600 litre barrels for 12 months and then in a 1200 litre barrel for a further year to integrate. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with no sulphur additions.
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Shell limestone
Yield: 40 hl/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.