Weingut Edgar Brutler Grunspitz 2022 750ml

Organic. 100% Grünspitz. The Brutler family’s 15 year-old .8 hectare vineyard is one of only two known vineyards of Grünspitz in the world. It was traditionally grown in the field blends of the area, but it was grandfather Schmied who decided to keep a small vineyard alive. Johann Brutler, Edgar’s father, took cuttings from his own father and re-planted them in Beltiug. Grünspitz in general as a variety is super late-ripening, small-berried, thick-skinned, with very high acidity. It needs a long pressing at high pressure to manage the tannins, as well as extra time in bottle to settle and and resolve. The 2022 was whole cluster-pressed, fermented and aged 90% in oak barrels and 10% in amphora. Unfined, unfiltered, zero SO2 added. This is the white wine that made us look long and hard to try to find and meet Edgar a few years ago!