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Essentials
Region
Austria
Appellation
N/A
Grapes
Souvignier gris
Soil
sand loam
Facts
Organic certified (Euro leaf), Unfined, Hand harvest, Minimal SO2, Native yeast, Biodynamic (Demeter certified), Unfiltered, Skin-contact (macerated/orange)
ABV
13.5 %
Residual Sugar
0.4 g/L
Sulfite Level
N/A
Total Acidity
6.3 g/L
Production (Bottles)
N/A
The vineyard
Mitteregg
Exposure
south, southwest
Age of the wines
5
Altitude
350m (1,150 feet)
Size
N/A
Slope
steep
The cellar
Spontaneous fermentation and malolactic in 600L oak barrels after 3 days of maceration; 20% spends 1 month on the must.
Vessel
Neutral oak
Elevage
Matured in 600L oak barrels on full lees for 12 months with air symbiosis, then spends the rest of time on fine lees until bottling. 5mg/L of sulfur added before bottling.
Type of closure
natural organic cork
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 ...