Vintage: NV
Varietals: Alibernet, Frankovka, Devín
Farming: Organic/Biodynamic, Unfined/Unfiltered, Low added SO2
Red & white grapes in full tectonic motion: earthy, fiery Alibernet ridge - juicy Frankovka undercurrent - dash of volcanic ash, served by the eloquent white Devín. Dark fruit, dainty cherry, touch of Devín's rose on the nose. The taste is lighter than its intense colour would suggest, mingling dark chocolate pralines with Oriental spice.
Harvested by hand into small crates (18-20 kg) to keep the grapes as intact as possible; Frankovka + Alibernet were destemmed, crushed and spontaneously co-fermented in open-top vats. The free run juice goes into old barrels at ~10% ABV (to avoid Alibernet's hard tannins) where it finishes fermentation and ages for nearly 2 years in our historical cellar. In autumn 2022, we blended it with a bit of 2020 Blaufrankisch for juiciness and drive, and a dash of 2021 Devín for aromatics. The blend shortly rests in tank and is bottled unfined, unfiltered, with 15ppm of SO2.