The grapes for Pet Nat ’22 were picked by hand on the 3rd of October, at the peak of ripeness, and pressed a day later. Fermented and aged in a used 300 litre wooden barrel, the wine was bottled on February 25th ’23. A wine that presents itself a little differently with each bottle and is, in Harald’s words, a journey of discovery. Enjoy chilled.

Flora ’23 is the first vintage of this wine, which will continue to be part of the Roterfaden portofolio. A second wine from this plot is also being planned; a sparkling Pinot Blanc that we can’t wait to taste. Keen not to over-expand and risk losing the quality of their wines, Hannes and Olympia had previously kept their operation to around 3.5 hectares, but the offer of this beautiful plot of very old vines, growing on south-east facing, dry-stone terraces, was hard to resist. The grapes were vinified together, left for a week on the skins then fermented in old wooden barrels and matured on full lees for nine months. Although only 20% Muscat, this variety dominates the nose, the aroma recalling the sun-drenched walls where the grapes ripened. The palate leans more on the Pinot Blanc, known in Germany as Weissburgunder, giving acidity, salinity and freshness. Great as an aperitif or with seafood, drink chilled.

The grapes were de-stemmed and left on the skins for three weeks before pressing, the barrels filled by gravity and put to rest in the cool cellar, four metres below ground level. Bottled with nothing added and nothing taken away, this is a serious and honest wine with great balance that’s best enjoyed slightly chilled. We’re delighted that Daniel and Fredi have entrusted us with these bottles, available exclusively through Off Grid.