Michael Wenzel

Analogue n4 2021

Name: Analogue n4 2021
Brand: Michael Wenzel
SKU: ATWENZANA421
Price: 31.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

The Analogue wines are a first for Michael and his partner Sonja and stand for experiments that don't require a specific idea of wine. These wines are made in limited quantities, with their n4 being a super tart and fresh Pinot Noir, bursting with the kind of energy that Wenzel's wines have become renowned for. Grapes were planted on limestone soil in a single parcel, and underwent semi-carbonic maceration before being aged in amphora on lees for 6 months.

The Facts:

Farming: Organic

Region: Burgenland, Austria

Vintage: 2021

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Colour: Red

ABV: 11%

Size: 75 cL

Variants

£31.00

About

Michael Wenzel

Furmint and Austria would not be the same without the story of the Wenzel family. Based in Rust, a (former) stronghold of world- famous sweet wines, Michael Wenzel’s grandfather and father believed in this grape so much that they secretly smuggled back historic clones from Hungary in times of the Iron Curtain and Cold War, risking getting caught (with severe consequences). But when they arrived back to the Hungarian-Austrian border, Wenzel senior would pull out his clarinet, playing old Hungarian folk music which was forbidden back in the communist time ...