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Region
Austria > Steiermark
Appellation
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Grapes
Sauvignon blanc
Soil
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Facts
Organic certified (Euro leaf), Biodynamic (Demeter certified), No added SO2, Vinnatur, Unfiltered, Unfined, Hand harvest, Native yeast
ABV
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Residual Sugar
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Sulfite Level
1 mg/L
Total Acidity
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Production (Bottles)
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The vineyard
Age of the wines
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Altitude
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Size
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The cellar
Handpicked grapes are destemmed and pressed and the juice is fermented without any additives.
Vessel
Neutral oak
Elevage
Fermented juice is transferred manually using buckets to used Burgundy oak barrels and aged for about a year. Then it is manually bottled in small batches without filtration, fining or addition of sulfur.
Type of closure
natural cork
The lively freshness of this Sauvignon Blanc is carried by a velvety creaminess. It is full of energy and has a great drinking flow. A real elixir of life. Schnabels buy the grapes for this wine from a local biodynamic grower.
The lively freshness of this Sauvignon Blanc is carried by a velvety creaminess. It is full of energy and has a great drinking flow. A real elixir of life. Schnabels buy the grapes for this wine from a local biodynamic grower.
Weingut Karl Schnabel-Ermihof is a certified-biodynamic farm located in South Styria or Südsteiermark region of Austria , close to the Slovenian border . one of the trailblazers of the natural wine movement in Austria . Karl and Eva Schnabel run the estate since 2000 , when they came back to the farm to reactivate the family winery , which paused due to the fact that Karl's parents died when he was only 17 . Today , aided by their 3 sons , the Schnabels farm 5 hectares of vineyards , focusing on red grape varieties , which is an anomaly in the region . Karl has studied agricultural economics while , Eva has studied business administration . After working in their fields for several years they decided to ...