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2012 Moric Neckenmarkt Alte Reben Blaufränkisch
Moric
A selection made from the oldest vines and the best sites in Neckenmarkt. The vines grow among nine parcels, on 80% slate and 20% limestone. The grapes are harvested separately, then fermented and elaborated for eleven months in casks. After this, an initial blend is made from the individual lots, which then enjoys a further thirteen months in oak. By means of this painstaking technique, Roland Velich of Moric gains important experience and empirical knowledge, year after year, about the individual vineyards. Only by virtue of this detailed practice can he choose the best barrels from each vintage, to give the assemblage that so desirable Neckenmarkter character which distinguishes this great wine.
44-85 year old vines. 24 hectolitres per hectare, 21-28 days maceration, spontaneous fermentation in wooden fermenters, 24 months élevage in 500-4000 litre casks. No fining. No filtration. No additives, except tiny quantities of sulfites. As a result of that, all of these Moric wines are vegan.
February, 2015
Vinous Media
93 points
Dark ruby with violet highlights. Subtly complex nose melds intense blackberry fruit, lemon grass, clove and wild herbs. Delicately structured, with sweet flavors of dark forest berries perfectly balanced by harmonious acidity. The round, satiny tannins are perfectly embedded in the wine's elegant fruit and the finishing flavors of cassis and crushed pepper linger impressively. The 2012 Neckenmarkt does not have the immediate depth of the 2011, but considerably more elegance.
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