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Region
Austria
Appellation
N/A
Grapes
Souvignier gris, Gelber Traminer
Soil
loamy soil with sand deposits and gravel
Facts
No added SO2, Unfiltered, Biodynamic (Demeter certified), Organic certified (Euro leaf), Unfined, Hand harvest, Native yeast
ABV
12.5 %
Residual Sugar
N/A
Sulfite Level
10 mg/L
Total Acidity
N/A
Production (Bottles)
N/A
The vineyard
Mitteregg & Kreuzfeld
Age of the wines
7-13
Altitude
N/A
Size
N/A
The cellar
Fermented in kvevri on the skins with 210 days maceration (7 months). Each grape variety is fermented in a different qvevri/amphora, and then blended together.
Vessel
Terracota amphora, Georgian kvevri (burried)
Elevage
Contact time with fine lees in clay amphora for another 28 months; unfiltered, bottled without added sulfur
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 ...