Maria and Sepp Muster 'Sauvignon Vom Opok' 2021

Maria and Sepp Muster 'Sauvignon Vom Opok' 2021One of Austria's greatest natural wine houses, the Muster estate can trace its Styrian roots as far back to 1772. Sepp Muster took the reigns of this legendary piece of land in 2000 and has since made a huge splash internationally with his beautifully low intervention winemaking. The 10 hectares of mostly old vine Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Zweigelt are biodynamically farmed, certified since 2003. These are the pinnacle of Austrian natural wine.

The wine is made with two weeks of whole cluster fermentation and partial carbonic maceration

complexity and longevity than other clones of Garnacha

basil and ripe pear

The grapes are hand-harvested

In the cellar he uses indigenous yeasts

The pinnacle of Patrice’s lineup - this is serious stuff

a genetic cousin of Cinsault that is not recognized by the Saint-Chinian appellation

Bruno Sant'Anna

Sant'or is Panagiotis Dimitropoulos' small family estate in the highlands of the Peloponnese

Direct Press Selection • December 2022

Jaime González García Mier

Monovarietal (Errezile)