Kobatl Vulkanland Steiermark My Dirty Siva 2022 750ml

Biodynamic. 100% Souvignier Gris (a white PiWi variety: a cross of Cabernet Sauvignon x Bronner, an aromatic northern Italian hybrid). Grapes are picked by hand into small crates, then brought into a cold room at the winery to rest for around a day. This Souvignier Gris spent around three days hours on the skins (cold-macerated); after pressing, it went into neutral old barrels for thirteen months on full lees; then it was racked and aged for a further two months on fine lees. Unfined, unfiltered, ~15mg SO2 added just before bottling. Kobatl is located in a tiny pocket of the appellation of Vulkanland where heavy/dense volcanic soils dominate; winemaker Michl Gingl says these soils are the key to his wines and express "fruity and intense" flavors and aromas, as well as keeping general pH levels of his wines low. 2020 in Vulkanland was a cooler vintage: it kept acidity levels high, assisted in keeping pH levels low, and allowed for especially nice skin-macerated wines. This wine is saline, mineral, and subtle: it's not a wine focused on aroma, but rather of power and persistence on the palate, with a sparkly sense of volcanic rock hiding out underneath.