Michael Wenzel
Aus Dem Kalk 2022
The Facts:
Farming: Organic
Region: Burgenland, Austria
Vintage: 2022
Grapes: Blaufränkisch
Colour: Red
ABV: 13%
Size: 75 cL
Title
£35.00
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 ...