Moric, Burgenland, Austria
For more than a decade, winemaker Roland Velich made an intense study of the world's greatest wines of terroir with the explicit goal of finding "that thing”, as he puts it, that a wine must possess in order to achieve greatness. When he felt he'd learned enough, he set out to make an Austrian red wine that belonged in the same pantheon as the great Grand Cru Burgundies, the Northern Rhône and the legendary vineyards of Barolo. So began the Moric project. Its medium is Blaufränkisch, expressed through ancient vines in a challenging growing region, meticulous biodynamic viticulture, obsessive sorting and fairly primitive winemaking techniques. The Burgenland Blaufränkisch is a brilliant starting point, while this beguiling variety reaches its zenith in the old-vine wines from Lutzmannsburg and Neckenmarkt.
Tasting Notes
This wine marries the great heritage of Neckenmarkt with that of Lutzmannsburg, and embodies Moric's concept of ‘reserve’ quality. Most of the grapes come from the steep slate and limestone sites in Neckenmarkt, while the balance comes from the sandy clay over limestone subsoil on the Lutzmannsburg plateau. The elegance and distinctive spice of the Neckenmarkter component and the earthy floral aromas of Lutzmannsburg combine to show a unity of great structure and finesse. Yet more proof of the great potential of Burgenländer Blaufränkisch.
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