Grape: Muller Thurgau + Neuberger
Region: Moravia, Czech Republic
An aromatic, hazily colored white wine from a tiny family winery. A blend of 70% Muller Thurgau and 30% Neuberger, both common white grape vines in Central Europe. Notes of elderflowers, citrus peel, nectarines and cidery yeastiness.
The grapes are destemmed and pressed. The juice is fermented with the skins for 4 days, then the skins are removed, in 225 liter used oak barrels. Zero sulfur added, unfined and unfiltered.
Dluhe grefty (Dluhe – long, greft – a word from an old dialect in Mutěnice; it means “long vineyard rows.” Jaroslav Tesařik and his family are taking care of 1.5 hectare in Mutenice. The mission is to find the terroir of Mutenice village. They work on 8 different small plots, all treatments are done organically. The total production is 5000 bottles per year. - Jenny & Francois
