Michael Gindl

Michis Farm White 2022

One of our favourite crisp, clean and aromatic whites – this Grüner Veltliner is full of crisp apple, bursting citrus and a very subtle touch of smokey minerality. Fruit forward enough to make it immensely quaffable, but with enough layered complexity to make you pause for thought. Delicious!

 

DETAILS ABOUT THE WINE:

Winemaker: Michael Gindl

Farming: Biodynamic

Region: Weinviertel, Austria

Vintage: 2022

Grapes: Grüner Veltliner

Colour: White

ABV: 11%

Size: 75 cL

£21.00

Behind the Bottle

Michael Gindl

It's almost impossible to talk about Michael Gindl without talking about his animals. The 30 Scottish Highland cattle provide all the manure for Michael, are cold resistant and are happy to hang out in the snow in the winter. The 20 Breton dwarf sheep help to graze the vineyards; they eat the bottom vine leaves, but once 50% of the fruit starts ripening, they would start eating the berries and need to be moved to other vineyards. The horses help mowing and rotating cover crops. As Michael rarely opens the soil – "healthy soil doesn't need to be opened" – the horses are not used for ploughing but help with spraying. Michael hopes to ...