2018 Weingut Jurtschitsch Grosse Reserve Brut Nature, Niederosterreich, Austria Julien Pineau 40% Rancho Coda

40% Rancho Coda

gorgeous right now it will undoubtedly reveal its secrets gradually over the years to come

followed by warm afternoon sun

Planted in 1974 (these are the vines that Baptiste’s father Olivier used to make the le Cousin Grolleau)

2018 Weingut Jurtschitsch Grosse Reserve Brut Nature, Niederosterreich, Austria Julien Pineau 40% Rancho CodaSourced from 50 year old Grner Veltliner vines planted at nearly 400 m elevation in Mittelberg, above Langenlois, the base wine for this Brut Nature spent three to four years on lees in large Austrian oak barrels, then underwent secondary fermentation in bottle with no dosage added. Fermentation is spontaneous and the wine is disgorged manually after extended cellar time, producing a fine, persistent mousse, bright acidity, and stony minerality