Pittnauer Dogma Rosé 2022 (6 Bottles) Burgenland, Austria

Pittnauer Dogma Rosé 2022 (6 Bottles) Burgenland, Austria

by CellarHand

$307.00 GST Included

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Raspberries, red apples, oranges and a delicate herbal note – but everything is in flux and has the right to change over time. From a sensory point of view, the completely non-dogmatic Dogma is aromatically broad, radiates an almost Mediterranean warmth and yet remains structured and compact.

The texture is delicate and substantial, while a never intrusive but noticeable acid structure puts pressure on the palate. The finish is supple, red-fruity and lasting. – Gerhard & Brigitte Pittnauer

100% Blaufränkisch from the Ungerberg vineyard, 12 hours skin contact, fermented & matured in clay Amphora for 8 months with no added sulfites. Committed to the dogma of natural winemaking.

And at the same time an attempt to give character to a wine style that generally doesn’t have too much of it. For our pink version of Dogma, we do everything we can to reveal the essence of early-pressed red grapes. This naturally starts with the raw material.

This is not a by-product of red wine production, but comes from biodynamically managed vineyards, with the sole aim of producing a rosé that knows how to tell stories: about a lively and healthy ecosystem, strong vines, an active life in the soil and a biodiverse coexistence above the Earth; of authenticity, individuality and a late harvest of perfectly ripe grapes; and of a vinification that dispenses with technical sophistication, dramaturgical predictability, illusions and special effects, filters, temperature control and SO₂ and instead leaves the first and last word to the grapes and the vintage.

In 2022 it was rather dry until late summer, before a few days of rain at the end of August caused the workload to skyrocket for a short time, but at the same time also revitalized the vines and grapes for the coming weeks of harvesting.

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About Gerhard Pittnauer

Gerhard Pittnauer is located on the east shore of the Neusiedlersee in Austria’s Burgenland region, which is at the eastern extremity of Austria bordering with Hungary. He’s interested in biodynamics, which he’s now implementing in his vineyards, and he told me that he stopped spraying synthetic chemicals last year. ‘We only use sulphur and copper’, Gerhard emphasizes, ‘and we spray BD500 and BD501’.

These are two of the biodynamic preparations that assist with plant and soil health. ‘We use a quadbike as well as the tractor to spray, because this has less weight’, says Gerhard. ‘We use mechanical tilling, and this year I will try a natural green cover beneath the vines.’ He reports that he’s very pleased with the results of the 2006 vintage, when he didn’t use selected yeasts. ‘The results are wonderful.’

Switching to biodynamics so far seems to have gone well for Pittnauer. ‘It was a big risk to change everything, but now I’m happy and optimistic for the future’. The wines tasted here were impressive, even if three of them weren’t made with the help of biodynamics.

CellarHand

CellarHand is a fine-wine importer and wholesale distributor, with a portfolio featuring some of the most sought-after estates of Germany, Austria, France and Italy, as well some of the greatest producers from Australia and New Zealand. Our ethos has always been to build a portfolio as you’d construct the perfect wine list. We work with small, family producers who express the best of their regions. The wines we sell are the wines we enjoy, and the people who make them are like family to us. They are wines that taste of where they come from, and though they’re steeped in history and stamped with the signature of their terroir, they’re more than ever relevant – and desirable – to the Australian diner of today.

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