Bright, fresh, and easy to love, this wine opens with generous flavors of juicy stone fruit - think ripe peach and apricot - followed by a lively splash of zesty citrus. Subtle nutty notes add a soft, rounded texture, while gentle herbal hints bring balance and a touch of intrigue. Smooth and well-structured, it’s a versatile wine that feels both refreshing and comforting, making it just as enjoyable on its own as it is alongside a wide range of foods.

Farming : Certified Organic | Biodynamic

Winemaking : Native Yeast | Harvest by Hand | Unfined | Unfiltered | Vegan

Region : Austria

Grape : Grüner Veltliner | Gewürztraminer | Sauvigon Blanc | Welschriesling | Neuburger | Muskat Ottonel

Alcohol by Volume : 10%

From the importer: Markus started to make wine naturally thanks to his childhood memory of snacking on Neuburger grapes – when he couldn’t find this taste in wines as an adult, he realized it was due to all the modern winemaking additives that make the wine taste standardized. His decision to eschew them step by step allowed him to find the pure grape taste again.

A significant part of Altenburger’s 17 hectares are older vines with very low yields – two-thirds are more than thirty years old, and the oldest ones were planted in 1969 by Markus’s grandfather. This particular red is a blend of 7 different plots in the Leithaberg DAC, young vines as well as vines up to 40 year old. Some on limestone, some on chalky loam (richer soil with better water supply in the lower parts of the slopes). Dry-farmed, grapes are destemmed, and macerated as whole berries for 7 days. Spontaneously fermented in stainless steel and wooden fermenters. Aged 9 months in old wood barrels.

The Altenburger family originates from the mountainous western part of Austria (Tyrol); in the 16th century, they moved to Burgenland and have been farming there ever since, cultivating a traditional mixed farm with vines and other crops.

The labels are based on the imprints of Markus’s own hands, using the lees of their wines as “paint” – Blaufrankisch for the reds and a skin-contact white blend for the white wines.