Weingut Werlitsch

Austria

Dec 12

Ewald Tscheppe

Ewald Tscheppe has been producing wine on his farm and winery in Styria since he was 26 years old. One of the first producers in the area to commit himself to using biodynamic techniques, Ewald is singularly dedicated to creating complex and expressive natural wines. He farms his grapes organically, and harvests them by hand – a practice that is encouraged by the steep hills that speckle the surrounding landscape, rendering swaths of vineyard land inaccessible to tractors and other machines.

Ewald works primarily with just a few varietals: Sauvignon Blanc, Welshriesling and Morillon (a local variety of Chardonnay). Still, the variety of elevations and soil types throughout the vineyard’s 12 hectares encourage a broad diversity of expressions. All of Weingut Werlitsch’s wines are left unfined, unfiltered, and without sulfur.

CUVÉES

Morillon

**Grape:** Morillon (Chardonnay)
**Soil:** chalk, marl
**Winemaking:** direct press, fermentation in large neutral oak, malolactic fermentation complete
**Aging:** 2 years on lees

“Dreigenerationenwein”

**Grape:** Gelber Muskateller, Morillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Traminer, Welschriesling
**Soil:** chalk, marl
**Winemaking:** 2 days maceration spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
**Aging:** 18 months in neutral oak

Sauvignon Blanc

**Grape:** Sauvignon Banc
**Soil:** clay, marl
**Average Age of Vines:** 30 years
**Winemaking:** destemmed, spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts
**Aging:** 1 to 2 years in wood barrels

“Ex Vero I”

**Grape:** Grüner Veltliner
**Soil:** loam, loess, sandstone
**Winemaking:** 4-8 hour maceration, 8 hour slow press, spontaneous fermentation in oak
**Aging:** 6 months in oak
**Added S02:** none

“Ex Vero II S”

**Grape:** Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
**Soil:** chalk, marl
**Average Age of Vines:** 30 years
**Winemaking:** direct press, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
**Aging:** *méthode ancestrale*

“Freude”

**Grape:** 70% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Chardonnay
**Soil:** chalk, marl
**Winemaking:** skin fermented in tank, pressed whole cluster
**Aging:** 2 years on the lees

Welschriesling

**Grape:** Welschriesling
**Soil:** clay, marl
**Average Age of Vines:** 30 years
**Winemaking:** destemmed, spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts
**Aging:** 1 to 2 years in wood barrels

“Glück”

**Grape:** Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
**Soil:** chalk, clay, marl
**Average Age of Vines:** 30 years
**Winemaking:** destemmed, macerated with skins for 5 to 6 weeks, spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts
**Aging:** 2 years in wood barrels

“Ex Vero II”

**Grape:** Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
**Soil:** chalk, marl
**Winemaking:** direct press, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
**Aging:** 24 months in neutral oak

“Ex Vero III”

**Grape:** Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
**Soil:** chalk, marl
**Winemaking:** direct press, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
**Aging:** 30 months in neutral oak

Sara Ali

Weingut Werlitsch

CUVÉES

Meinklang

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