Tasting Notes
90% SB, 10% Chardonnay, Ewald uses the ripest grapes for this cuvee. 2 months on skins before pressing and aging in large old oak for two years. Beautiful golden orange colour, citrus rind, herbs, and roasted almond on the nose, textural with fine tannins and subtle grapefruit and white peach notes. Grainy fine mineral finish. Bottled in clay. - Importer Note
Ewald Tscheppe, winemaker and owner at Werlitsch took over the family estate at 26 from his father. He and his brother both make wine in Styra but Andreas bottles it under his own name, Andreas Tscheppe. Once again they share the same mindset of the Muster's celebrating and caring for their unique Opok soils. Ewald produces some of the most fascinating white and skin contact wines in the region focusing on three varieties, Morillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Welschriesling. His vineyards are split into parcels depending on how exposed the Opok soils are and elevation. If you were to look at it from above it would seem like it is one continuous set of rolling hills packed with vineyards in an idyllic setting like something from The Hobbit.
The wines are all spontaneously fermented, treated in a very hands off manner and left in barrels for at least 18 months (sometimes up to 3 years) to evolve and settle. Due to their extended time in barrel the wines are very stable, accessible in their youth and really open and expand over a few hours in a decanter. There is layers and layers of detail and savoury nuance making the wines a truly epicurean experience.
| Product Type | Wine White Blends |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Austria |
| Region | Styria |
| Sub Region | Styria |
| Winemaking Practices | Natural |
| Vineyard Practices | Organic/Biodynamic |