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Region
Austria
Appellation
N/A
Grapes
Muscaris, Traminer, Muskateller, Sauvignon Blanc
40% Muscaris, 25% Traminer, 25% Muskateller, 10% Sauvignon Blanc.
Soil
loam, clay, gravel and sand, volcanic sub soil
Facts
Organic certified (Euro leaf), Biodynamic (Demeter certified), Unfined, Hand harvest, Native yeast, No added SO2, Skin-contact (macerated/orange)
ABV
12.5 %
Residual Sugar
N/A
Sulfite Level
N/A
Total Acidity
N/A
Production (Bottles)
500 bottles
The vineyard
Alte Riede, Kreuzfeld, Luttenberg
Age of the wines
7-20
Altitude
N/A
Size
N/A
The cellar
Spontaneous fermentation outside buried qvevri. Maceration: 150 days. Wine goes through malolactic fermentation. Each variety is fermented separately, then the wine are blended.
Vessel
Georgian kvevri (burried), Terracota amphora
Elevage
150 days outside in Gerogian kvevri on skins and full lees, then moved to terracota amphora and matured for 30 months on fine lees
Type of closure
natural organic cork
Ploder-Rosenberg produces the Archaic wines made from amphoras based on their feeling. They search for the element of spirit in the wines. They are mostly fermented in qvevri, made manually in Georgia, of approximately 450-500 liters. The process is very manual, when they take out the mash of the amphora and go into the cellar – they do the assemblage at that time – based on the character of each element & wine. Percentage as well as varieties may change between vintages. Also, it is not possible to make these wines every year (as we need the highest quality) so basically, they make amphora wines three to five times per decade.
Ploder-Rosenberg produces the Archaic wines made from amphoras based on their feeling. They search for the element of spirit in the wines. They are mostly fermented in qvevri, made manually in Georgia, of approximately 450-500 liters. The process is very manual, when they take out the mash of the amphora and go into the cellar – they do the assemblage at that time – based on the character of each element & wine. Percentage as well as varieties may change between vintages. Also, it is not possible to make these wines every year (as we need the highest quality) so basically, they make amphora wines three to five times per decade.
About Ploder-Rosenberg
Ploder-Rosenberg is a family estate , located in Vulkanland Steiermark . It spans over 11 hectares (27 acres) of vineyards . With Manuel Ploder , the winery is now in its third generation , but the real pivot happened in 2005 when the family converted to biodynamic farming and started to focus on PiWi (fungus resistant) varieties . Today , 70 to 75 percent of their vineyards are planted with PiWis , with Souvignier Gris being the primary grape . With Manuel’s takeover in 2011 , the winery took the next step in its development . He changed the style and started pursuing low intervention winemaking . He is joined by his partner , Selina Weratschnig , but is also still aided by his parents , Maria and ...