2021 Peter Weiss

This wine is something that Péter has had in mind for many years. Sopron, pre phylloxera, was mostly white wines and he’s been trying to find the right places to bring something “weiss” back to life. Most of the Zöldveltlini (Grüner) is from the Kogl Vineyard facing Lake Fertő (Lake Neusiedl in Austria). Kogl is super rocky with dense layers of schist and mica. Not surprisingly, it’s also next to an abandoned stone mine. This is what Péter calls his, “Corton hill of Sopron.” The 2020 was picked earlier than the 2019, just a short 24 hours on the skins, and then fermented 1/3 in barrel and 2/3 in stainless steel. It’s refreshing but not in the typical Austrian paradigm, and while its all Zöldveltlini at the moment, it’s called “Weiss” for a reason. Other grapes will start playing additional roles in order to (re)create a field blend representative of the place.