Born into a winemaking family, and with extensive winery experience in New Zealand, Germany and South Africa, 29 year old Christoph Heiss has decided to focus on his own project in eastern Kamptal. Using chosen parcels of the Weingut Heiss’ 12 hectares of vines, Christoph has developed a very small production of stunning ‘Malinga’ natural wines.
fun + delicious co-ferment of red and white grapes from young rockstar winemaker Christoph Heiss
20-40 year old vines in 3 distinct vineyards: Loh, Ganslgraben, and Tellern Vineyards
soil: Loess, loam on gneiss, sandy loess, south facing
juicy, hint of false effervescence, mineral core, light bodied, bright acidity,
region: eastern Kamptal, Austria
varietal: 50% St Laurent, 40% Rotburger (Zweigelt), 10% Muller Thurgau
style: co-ferment / chillable red
farming/cellar: organic, hand picked, Foot crushed in whole clusters and fermented using wild yeasts in stainless steel, followed by aging on the fine lees for 5 months, malo occurs, Unfined, unfiltered, no SO2.
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