Chardonnay Judith Beck 2021

Chardonnay Judith Beck, organic wine, handpicked grapes, whole bunch pressed, natural fermentation in old Barriques, 6-7 months ageing on the lees.  This is delightful Chardonnay.  Judith reckons her terroir lends itself very well to the grape.  She doesn’t need to do much here.  The grapes ripen very nicely in  the warm climate of the Burgenland.  The grapes are handpicked, naturally fermented in steel and then naturally go through malolactic fermentation.  Judith leave the wine in the lees for several months.  She doesn’t use oak here, nevertheless, the wine has a creamy, rich texture.  This is a lovely Burgundy alternative, quite full bodied but with Austrian acidity to keep it balanced.

Winery Judith Beck is a 15 hectare estate in Gols in Austria's Burgenland which has been farming biodynamically since 2007, aiming to respect the environment and produce the best quality grapes, using native Austrian varieties.

Judith Beck herself studied abroad at places like Cos d'Estournel in Bordeaux and Errazuriz in Chile but returned home to take over from her father and move the winery in the direction of natural winemaking. They encourage the formation of humus as a basis of healthy soils, using their own natural composts and cultivating grass between the rows. Herbal remedies are also used and the vines are maintained under the rhythms of the moon. In order to produce authentic wines, they also avoid inoculated yeasts of any kind, and minimise sulphur, fining or filtration, with her Bambule! range epitomising this philosophy. These are sentiments and ideas we like at Buon Vino and the wines are really delicious, fresh and also great value for money, from an up and coming area that is producing some really excellent produce.