Year: 2020
Wine type: Red
Varietal composition: Blaufränkisch
Region: Prekmurje, Upper Styria, Slovenia.
Location of vineyards: 320-350 meters above sea level, S and W orientation.
Soil: quartz sand, quartz gravel, clay
Harvest: Hand-picked, end of September.
Farming: Organic
Vinification: 20% whole cluster, spontaneous fermentation with wild yeast only, 30-45 days of maceration in 50hl oak fermenters. Aged for 24 months in 30hl oak casks. Barrel selection followed by an additional 27 months in 25hl oak casks. Unfined.
SO2 addition: 15mg
Residual sugar: dry
Alcohol: 13.5 % vol
Residual sugar: dry
Bottle: 0.75 L
Serving temperature: 12-16 °C
Winemaker: Uros Valcl - MAROF Wine
Rich garnet-purple, clear, brightening edge. Dry, earthy entrance, iron, tobacco, truffle, leather, currants, dried herbs (thyme, rosemary). An almost salty appearance due to its pure minerality. The palate shows the sheer primal force of a raw Blaufränkisch. Intense and demanding astringency. Immense potential. An obviously unrivaled “Blaufränkisch terminator”.
René Gabriel, WeinGabriel.ch