Opus Eximium Cuvée No 34 - Gesellmann - 2021

75 cl

Falstaff: 93 points

Alcohol content: 14.5% vol.

Grape varieties: 60% Blaufränkisch, 30 % Zweigelt, 10% Sankt Laurent

Vinification:

The grapes were harvested by hand. The harvest for the cuvée began at the end of September with St. Laurent, followed by Zweigelt - the final grape variety was Blaufränkisch in mid-October. Each grape variety was vinified separately.

The traditional mash fermentation took place in steel tanks, with the mash cap submerged two to four times a day. Spontaneous fermentation. The malolactic fermentation took place in oak barrels.

The wines matured for 24 months in small oak barrels. After blending into a cuvée, the wine spent 2 months in large wooden barrels and the grapes come from vineyards that are between 30 and 70 years old.

Tasting notes:

Dark ruby colour, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening. Fine tobacco spice, hints of vanilla, candied violets, forest berry confit. Juicy, medium complexity, well-integrated, velvety tannin structure, delicately spicy, delicate plum flavour, wood spice in the finish.

Gesellmann Winery:

50 hectares is an exclusive size that is specifically geared towards supplying limited quantities not to the world market, but to wine lovers all over the world. With the utmost care and in harmony with nature, the elementary conditions are created in the vineyards so that grapes can be brought to the cellar in the best condition in autumn - in organic quality since 2015. Manual labour is a central guarantor for the successful compression.

Talent is nurtured in the vineyard; during the grape harvest, not just every single grape but every single berry is checked. Only the best grapes are processed - some of them from ninety-year-old vines that have experienced a lot and therefore have a lot to contribute to the flavour structure. It goes without saying that vinification is accompanied not only by knowledge acquired over generations, but also by state-of-the-art cellar technology.