Sekt Austria Große Reserve Brut Nature Blanc de NoirsNiederösterreich g.U. Gumpoldskirchen

Harvest: selective harvest by hand in 20kg crates on 15th August 2018 and 28th August 2019 Maceration time: no, whole cluster pressing (yield: 50 liter juice from 100 kg grapes) Pre-clarifying: sedimentation 36-48 hours 1. Fermentation spontaneous fermentation in wooden barrels at 18-22° C, 2-4 weeks, then malolactic fermentation Aging: 2018: in small wooden barrels on full lees for 12 months and on fine lees for further 8 months in big wooden barrels 2019: in small wooden barrels on full lees for 12 months and on full lees for further 8 months in small wooden barrels 2. Fermentation Bottling: 20.08.2020 Lees aging: at least 36 months on lees First disgorgement date: September 2023 Dosage: 0 (zero) g/l SO2 addition: 15 mg/l after malolactic fermentation - before bottling, at disgorgement no addition of sulphur, SO2 free not determinable (<10) mg/l - 21 mg/l total Bottling aging: recommended between 12 & 36 months after disgorgement