Claus Preisinger 'Kalkstein' Blaufrankisch 2021

Claus Preisinger 'Kalkstein' Blaufrankisch 2021Direct Press Selection November 2022 Press 4 Mix + Press 4 Red Claus Preisinger is making wine near Gols, in the Burgenland, which is right at the center of the natural wine scene in Austria. Its right on the Neusiedlersee, the biggest inland lake in Europe, that sits on the Austria Hungary border. He is only 42 but began working with ambient yeasts and low sulfur back in 2002. He got Biodynamic certification in 2006. After many years of working this

salty deliciousness of a Paloma

and exactly what I would want with pizza

The finish is firm

Averaging only 3ft in height and 15 pounds in weight

I'd say it has a little more earnest California clarity

herbal tinge

and filtered New York water

and maintaining fruit contracts with grape farmers is important for their livelihoods

Direct Press Selection • Decemeber 2022

* Acquired from private collection

They are not wild and 'natty' but they tell the story of the Jura

The 16-acre estate