NV Meinklang Morgen Edition 3 St. Laurent

Region: Neusiedlersee < Burgenland < Austria
Grapes: St. Laurent
Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified biodynamic farming (Demeter); sandy loam soils with rocky topsoil; St. Laurent rosé re-fermented with plums in the ancestral method for sparkling wine; bottled, undisgorged with no added SO2; zero-zero; 9.5% ABV

• Woman winemaker - Angela Michlits!
• OG biodynamic estate straddling the border between Austria & Hungary that is the largest natural wine producer we know (proving that it can be done on a larger scale!)
• St. Laurent rosé refermented (with plums!) to make a slightly sparkling, low ABV, magical potion
• Cloudy mauve color in the glass; juicy, textural, bone-dry on the palate
• Plum, persimmon and fall spices, tangy cranberries, leaves crunching in an Alpine forest
• There will be sediment trapped in the neck upon opening -- this is normal!

More about Meinklang

The Michlit family were farmers on this land before World War I, when this part of Austria still belonged to Hungary. They have always worked a fully integrated farm with animals (cows, chickens, pigs, sheep and horses), orchards and grains in addition to grapes. They practice crop rotation, and nothing goes to waste. After the war, the farm was broken in two and their village ended up across the border in Austria meaning they had to give up their parcel in Hungary. Parents Anneliese and Werner proudly reclaimed this after the fall of communism, which worked out very well when it became clear that not just one, but all of their three sons would stick around to carry on the family business (and son Werner's wife Angela is the winemaker!)