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2020 Helmut Lang Beerenauslese Chardonnay (375ml Half Bottle)
Regular price £25.99 Sale price £17.99 Save 31%
From the 2018 IWC Sweet Winemaker of the Year.
Tasting Notes
Full-bodied. Velvety, strong body. Subtle freshness. Ripe composition of pear, apple and honeydew melon. Light buttery tones. A delicately bitter spicy note supports the sweetness very elegantly. Long strong finish.
Wine
Helmut's speciality is making great, sweet wines from botyrised frozen grapes. Temperatures of minus 8 degrees Celsius are needed and these are becoming rare meaning the grapes are often not harvested until January.
These black and mouldy grapes manage to produce an amazing, sweet, dessert wine at the hands of Helmut. Think pears, apples and Honeydew. A slight butteriness and a hint of spice.
Producer
The Langs have been cultivating around 18 hectares in Illmitz, the heart of the Seewinkel in the Neusiedler See wine-growing region, for three generations. The microclimate of the Seewinkel and the partially pure sandy soils create the best conditions for viticulture in the region.
His son, Helmut Jnr, has caught the wine bug too, and now in his mid-20s, is training to take over eventually from his dad. Helmut’s speciality is sweet wines, both from botrytised but also frozen grapes.
In the past, this area of Austria was consistently blessed, year after year, with ideal conditions for the production of sweet wines – both from botrytis-affected and frozen grapes. But times have changed. In recent years the opportunities for Eiswein, which require a minimum nighttime temperature of minus 8 Celcius, have been very rare. Botrytis has become more difficult too: drier conditions increase phenolics and thickness of skins, so these grapes are much less sensitive to the botrytis fungus so vital for the ‘noble’ sweet wines. So paradoxically, harvest dates for these kinds of wine have become later and later.
But somehow Helmut manages to turn out the same great sweet wines year after year, even if quantities are much reduced. It’s astonishing how apparently filthy grapes, still on the vine in January, looking black and very sorry for themselves can transform from ugly duckling to beautiful princess; perfumed and diaphanous. It is a mystical transformation, but one which Helmut manages with great experience and huge skill. His vineyards are located on the Eastern side of the lake around Illmitz. The vines are immaculately trained and all located in the National Parkland which surrounds the lake.
Specifications
| Year | 2020 |
| Bottle Size | 375ml |
| Cultivar | 100% Chardonnay |
| Country | Austria |
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| Units of Alcohol per Bottle | 4.5 units |
| Type | Dessert Wine |
| Food Matching | Pairs perfectly with desserts and cheeses - serve at between 8-10C |
| Dietary Information |
Vegetarian & Vegan |
| Allergen Information | Contains sulphites |
| Origin | Illmitz |
| Appellation | Burgenland |
2020 Vitikultur Moser Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature, Sekt Austria [Organic & Biodynamic]
Regular price £31.99Delicious traditional method sparkling wine that is both organic and biodynamic to boot.
Tasting Notes
Appealing nose of ripe orchard fruit and brioche, from two years spent on lees. The palate is complex and textural with wild apple, lightly toasty notes, bright balancing acidity and a long and creamy finish.
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Production
The 100% Chardonnay grapes are cultivated in vineyards with dark, gravelly soils, in Hollabern, Apetlon. The grapes are harvested towards the end of August, are destemmed and pressed. Natural yeasts bring about spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel, followed by a second fermentation in bottle, and over 24 months spent on lees.
Producer
The Vitikultur Moser estate was originally founded by the famous Austrian wine producing pioneer, Lenz Moser. Lenz Moser's son, Sepp Moser, began operating under his own name in 1987, and handed over the direction of this family-owned estate to his own son Nikolaus in the year 2000.
This family estate comprises of 50 acres of vineyards in two prominent wine regions; Kremstal (22 ha) and Neusiedlersee (28 ha). In the Kremstal, Nikolaus produces an international range of varieties as well as the ever more important local varieties of Gruner Veltliner and Riesling. The reds are produced on the gravelly soils of the warm southern Neusiederslee village of Apetlon. All Vitikultur Moser wines have been organic (and all estate wines biodynamic) since 2007.
Sustainability
Vitikultur Moser harvest their grapes by hand and emphasise a 'gentle' vinification in the cellar with spontaneous fermentation -minimum intervention in the winemaking process encourages each wine to develop its own individual style.
In 2006 Nikolaus Moser officially moved the estate to biodynamic viticulture – one of the first to do so in Austria – and became Demeter certified. 2009 saw the release of the estate’s first certified organic wines. Nikolaus is very keen to reduce the amount of copper and sulphur used in the vineyards, and this year saw a reduction of two thirds over what was sprayed previously. He composts all the estates pomace and vine trimmings, and there is an ongoing effort to plant trees around the vineyards.
Specifications
| Year | 2020 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Cultivar | 100% Chardonnay |
| Country | Austria |
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| Units of Alcohol per Bottle | 9.4 units |
| Type | Fizz |
| Dosage | Brut |
| Cellaring Potential | 5-10 years |
| Allergen Information | Contains Sulphites |
| Food Matching | a perfect match for fresh oysters, sushi and scallops, while its creamy texture pairs beautifully with cheeses such as Brie or Goats For a heartier pairing, try it with buttery lobster or creamy risotto. |
| Origin |
Sekt Austria |
