Vino Gross
Štajerska Slovenija | Gorca | Podlehnik
Michael Gross is a young, fifth generation winemaker entrusted with opening a new chapter of his family’s story in Štajerska Slovenija (Styrian Slovenia). In 2004, luck brought the Gross family prime vineyards in Gorca and Colles, some 60 km (40 miles) south of their home in Ratsch, Austria. With climate, terrain, and varieties that are strikingly similar to southern Styria’s, it was natural for the family to put down roots here. Through farming organically, hand harvesting, working with spontaneous fermentations, malo, extended lees contact, and bottle aging, these wines are lively, engaging introductions to a region in thrilling revival.
Vino Gross 2021 Korže
The Korže plot is one of our gems. Deprived of the comfort of humus-rich soil, the young vines fought their way through the surface to the rock-ribbed ground. This was easier for some than others. It took a ten-year long practice in patience for us to finally witness the Sauvignon Blanc vines stand in harmonious lines. Their produce was first bottled as Korže Sauvignon Blanc 2018. Characterized by lime-marl soil (opok), the Korže terraces form a south-facing basin and are the steepest far and wide. The vines are rooted directly in rock. To plant vines in this hard soil, we had to drill 50 centimeter deep holes into the ground. The wine proudly embraces its barren origin, even the aromatic Sauvignon Blanc lets it take centre stage.
- 2021
- Furmint, Sauvignon Blanc
- Slovenia
- Podravje
- Štajerska Slovenija
- Certified Organic
- South
- Lime rich clay, marl
- 2
- 750 ml
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