Le Sommelier Mixed Case: Hajszan Neumann

Wine Type:
Style of Wine:	Various
Country of Origin:	Austria
Grape Varietal:	Zweigelt, Grauburgunder, and Muskateller
Bottle Format:	750mL
Case Size:	6 bottles
$379.74 Per Case ($63.29/btl)

Tasting Notes

Each six pack contains two bottles of the following wines:

NATURAL Grauburgunder 2016,
The Grapes for the Natural Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) come from the single vineyard Hochfeld, on the Wiener Bisamberg, and its light, sandy loess covering calcareous limestone. The wine was native fermented on skins in concrete eggs, staying there for five months, after which it was carefully racked to older 500L barrels where it remained for 6 weeks. This went to bottle without fining, filtration or sulphur.

NATURAL Muskateller 2018,
A pierce of apricot and orange oil drives through elderflower, sour mash, and Asian pear on this slim, grippy, and brisk natural wine. Biodynamic, and natural, this Muskateller came from the limestone, clay and chalk soils of Neuberg vineyard, on the Wiener Nussberg. The wine native fermented on skins in concrete eggs, staying there for five months, after which it was carefully racked to older 500L barrels where it remained for 6 weeks. This went to bottle without fining, filtration or sulphur.

NATURAL Zweigelt 2018,
The grapes for the Natural Zweigelt come from two old vineyards in Ried Weisleiten on Vienna's Nussberg. The soils are heavy and quite iron-rich. These Zweigelt had a 9 week maceration and native ferment on skins before 6 months in concrete eggs, prior to bottling unfined, unfiltered, and with no sulphur.

Critical Praise

With a name like Fritz Wieninger, you have to trust that wine is wine is in his blood. Fritz is a pioneer of the New Vienna wine movement, combining modernity and progress with the traditions of the region and of his family, who have been making wine for over 100 years. Fritz is the winemaker for two Viennese wineries: Wieninger, and Hajszan Neumann. Hajszan Neumann is Fritz’ natural project, where he has greater flexibility to experiment with low-to-no intervention winemaking techniques. Both wineries are certified biodynamic; Fritz is the co-president of RESPEKT with Fred Loimer, as well as a founding member and chairman of the Wien Wein growers association. The vineyards and wineries are in the heart of Vienna, Wien as the locals call it, and the only city in the world where vineyards flourish inside city limits. Steeped in history, the Nussberg vineyard sites house some of the oldest vines in Austria.

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