2021 Edgar Brutler Saito
Crișana, Romania
2021
White Field Blend
Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
Clay, loam, sand
Fermented and aged in both amphora, concrete egg and oak.
11.4%
0.94 g/l
6.6 g/l
Notes & Pairings
This is a field blend from two different sites fermented separately and then blended. Edgar estimates at least 15 different grapes including many that are still unidentified even after DNA analysis, but the biggest players are Fetească Regală and Olaszrizling. Both vineyards are hand picked and spend two days on the skins but one with stems and the other without. Fermented and aged in both amphora, concrete egg and oak, it needs a few minutes to wake up, but occupies that wonderful juicy place with just a subtle touch from the light maceration. The name of the wine is a nod to a "Sajtóház", or press house in the vineyard where his grandparents would both make wine and occasionally sleep. As Edgar puts it, “this wine is pure juice.” Bottled unfiltered with 10ppm SO2.
