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Region
Austria
Appellation
N/A
Grapes
Grüner Veltliner, Bronner
80% Grüner Veltliner and 20% Bronner
Soil
Volcanic mother rock with sandy clay and gravel, and sedimentary rock with loess and pebble stones
Facts
Organic certified (Euro leaf), Unfined, Hand harvest, Native yeast, Biodynamic (Demeter certified), No added SO2, Unfiltered, Skin-contact (macerated/orange)
ABV
12.5 %
Residual Sugar
0.7 g/L
Sulfite Level
N/A
Total Acidity
5 g/L
Production (Bottles)
N/A
The vineyard
Rosenberg
Age of the wines
6-23
Altitude
N/A
Size
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The cellar
Fermented in clay amphorae and 600L neutral oak barrels on the skins.
Vessel
Neutral oak, Terracota amphora
Elevage
Macerated for 120-365 days, then sits on fine lees in egg-shaped clay amphorae for 12 months before bottling.
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.
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 ...