St. Laurent SCHAFLEITEN Judith Beck 2017

St Laurent SCHAFLEITEN Judith Beck 2017, biodynamic wine, 100% St. Laurent, the Pinot Noir of Austria, smooth, elegant and fresh red with delicious berry aromas. Schafleiten vineyard is located on the gravelly plateau called Parndorfer Platte. It has very good drainage, which is important for grape varieties with thin skins. St. Laurent is a very special grape, characterized by complex aromas, pronounced acidity and low alcohol. These grapes are handpicked, de-stemmed with a big percentage of whole berries, natural fermentation in wooden vats, maceration of 2-3 weeks, 12-15 months of ageing in old acacia wood casks. The fine is fine, elegant, layered with notes of summer berries, and secondary flavours with a long finish.

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 wine making. 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.