With only 15 to 18,000 bottles a year, Gut Oggau’s wines are one of Austria’s most sought-after. Each wine is striking as an individual, and together they form a unique wine family. All their wines are vineyard-specific and express both the vine age and character of the terroir. Their aim is to achieve a natural balance in the vineyards and to process the grapes as gently as possible so that the wines can achieve their utmost potential. The estate is run by Stephanie and Eduard Eselböck-Tscheppe, whose focus on quality is a permanent quest. As members of the Demeter Association, they truly understand the significance of biodynamic cultivation. It’s best served chilled, thanks to the low level of tannins. Gut Oggau is a 20-hectare estate located in the small market town of Oggau, on Lake Neusiedl in the Austrian province of Burgenland. Gut Oggau Maskerade rot 2021 1lt 33,50 The Maskerade Rot from Gut Oggau comes in a litre bottle. As this new vineyard develops, these wines will likely become part of the family but now, they are bottled differently (1 litre) and come in at a great price. The wines are made in the cellar in the same way and do not lack vibrancy, style and freshness as with all the Gut Oggau family. This wine has 182 mentions of black fruit notes (blackberry, blackcurrant, plum). The masked character represents the fact that these vines are not quite ready to be included in the Gut Oggau family as until they were acquired, they haven't been farmed according to the Oggau philosophy of natural production. Gut Oggau Josephine Rot Featured in Top 25 Austrian Red wines right now (2019 Vintage) Latest vintage available (2020 Vintage) A Red wine from Weinland, Austria.

The wine is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with zero addition of sulfur. Blended and spontaneously fermented and then aged in bigger wooden barrels. Now, ten years later, they make some of the most sought-after wines in the world.Maskerade Red Gut Oggau, biodynamic conversion, Blaufrankisch/Zweigelt, new wine from Oggau estate, not yet part of the family but on the way! This new red from the Iconic Oggau estate in Burgenland comes from fruit from a new vineyard recently acquired and undergoing conversion to biodynamic farming. Gut Oggau, Maskerade Rot 39.99 Write a Review Sold Out Add to Wish List Description 2020 Mysterious Field Blend Partly skin-fermented, partly direct-pressed. Their strength of character, love for one another, and belief in the vineyards pushed them through. They admitted it wasn’t easy, and there were years in which they weren’t sure if it would pan out, but they persevered. Over a late lunch, we learned about how they fell in love, got married, and did the impossible: they purchased a derelict farmhouse and its vineyard holdings and started making minimal intervention wines to support their family. Despite the horrifically low yields in these vineyards, they continue to harvest the fruit, believing it adds a certain energy to the wines. In particular, we fell in love with the wild vineyards – vineyards that had been abandoned a decade ago and were now completely overrun by trees and grasses and bushes and animals. Despite their seemingly large quantity of holdings, they only amount to 10ha, which further proves how unique and minuscule each terroir is to their wines. Nestled into hillsides, we find dozens of tiny plots spanning tens of kilometres from North to South along the lake. After some quick hugs, we jumped in their truck and headed out to the vineyards. Stephanie and Eduard Tscheppe, the proprietors, are beautiful people – they radiate. We were immediately surrounded by friendly faces, guzzling glass after glass with vigour and cheer.

We arrived at Gut Oggau’s heuriger, a traditional Austrian eatery that serves cold food and local wine. As we drove in from the north, the rolling hills funnelling down towards the lake were dotted with perfectly angled vineyards, tucked amongst the forests and wildlands. On the western side of the Neusiedlersee in Burgenland, you’ll find the quaint town of Oggau.

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