COUNTRY :
Austria
REGION :
Neusiedlersee
PRODUCTION :
Andreas Nittnaus and Martin Nittnaus are the owners of a winery at the Neusiedlersee in Burgenland, which is Austria’s center of red and sweet wines. They produce wines which are affected by terroir – authentic and full of character in opposition to oak and high alcohol styles, and they’ve embraced biodynamic agriculture in their vineyards since 2007. Their sons Andreas and Martin are gradually converting parts of the cellar to non-additive, natural wines, which represent 15% of the winery’s production.
“Tochter”
Region: Neusiedlersee
Grape: Blaufränkisch
Vineyard Size:
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: low
“Fux”
Region: Neusiedlersee
Grape: Zweigelt
Vineyard Size:
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in barriques
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: minimal
“Manila” Weiss
Region: Neusiedlersee
Grape: Grüner Veltliner
Vineyard Size:
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: destemmed, 13 day spontaneous fermentation in tanks with indigenous yeasts, gentle press
Aging: 10 months in barrels
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Manila” Rot
Region: Neusiedlersee
Grape: Blaufränkisch
Vineyard Size:
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: 3 week spontaneous fermentation in tanks with indigenous yeasts, gentle press
Aging: 10 months in old barriques
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: low