Claus Preisinger "Kalkstein" Blaufrankisch 2020

Claus Preisinger "Kalkstein" Blaufrankisch 2020Direct Press Selection October 2021 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, and right on the Neusiedlersee, the biggest inland lake in Europe, that sits on the Austria Hungary border. He is only 41 but began working with ambient yeasts and low sulfur back in 2002. He got Biodynamic certification in 2006. After many years of working this way, his wines

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Between racing and wine his reputation in southwest Sicily was esteemed enough that when he allegedly had an affair with the wife of the mayor of Palermo

and Gamay in California instead of the Bordeaux or Burgundian varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay

while cubeb berries evoke a touch of pepper and a hint of ginger in the finish

Brut nature

unfiltered and with just a tiny dose of sulfur

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and is especially well-suited for slow ripening grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc

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Overall a study in graceful balance

with delicate white floral and melon tones