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Karl and Eva Schnabel, Blaufränkisch Hoch 2021
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Producer: Karl & Eva Schnabel
Region: Südsteiermark
Grapes: Blaufränkisch
Style: Red
ALC: 12%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: Destemmed fruit from the Hochegg vineyard - macerated until the end of fermentation, so around 2 weeks, then aged in old oak barrels with occasional battonage for 1 year. The soils in this vineyard are heavier and dominated by red slate which lends a wonderful irony minerality to the wine.
Region: Südsteiermark
Grapes: Blaufränkisch
Style: Red
ALC: 12%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: Destemmed fruit from the Hochegg vineyard - macerated until the end of fermentation, so around 2 weeks, then aged in old oak barrels with occasional battonage for 1 year. The soils in this vineyard are heavier and dominated by red slate which lends a wonderful irony minerality to the wine.
Südsteiermark - Austria
Karl and Eva welcomed us to their beautiful corner of South Styria at the end of March 2024 when the cold of winter hadn't quite left the slopes of the Sausal mountain that juts above their home and cellar.
Their house was once a roadside inn started by Karl's maternal grandfather. Here, copious amounts of wine was consumed by local customers and in an astute act of busi
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