2022 Kollektiv Peternell Grüi
WINEMAKER: Paul Schuster, Simon Ecker & Dave Ferris
REGION: Burgenland, AU
VARIETY: Grüner Veltliner, Goldmuskateller
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic
10 year old Gruner & Goldmuskateller vines planted on the Lange Äcker & Russenacker vineyards within the Pamhagen (Neusiedlersee) sub-region of Burgenland on the slopes of the Leitha Mountains. Both vineyards boast a gravel & sandy loam soil composition. Certified biodynamic & dry grown.
Handpicked; 90% Gruner Veltliner sees a 3 day maceration on skins, whilst the 10% Goldmuskatellar undergoes a 7 day maceration. Both take place in stainless steel. The resulting wines are drained & pressed back to a stainless steel, where they sit on lees for 5 months prior to blending & bottling. Unfiltered & zero additions.
Kollektiv Peternell emerged in 2019 from a collaboration between friends Paul Schuster, Simon Ecker & Dave Ferris. While Schuster & Ecker have familial ties to the Petronell-Carnuntum region, Schuster met Ferris during the 2018 harvest with Partida Creus in Catalonia. Together, they have also collectively gained notable winemaking experience in Languedoc-Roussillon at Domaine Matassa & in Franconia at 2Naturkiner. "The results are razor-keen Burgenland wines made at the high standards of purity & ingenuity of the trio’s mentors in France & Catalonia." Aaron Ayscough - Not Drinking Poison
The climate here is governed by the Pannonian Plain, providing a continental climate oscillating between warm summers & frigid winters. The proximity to Lake Neusiedl tempers these extremes, elongating the grape's sojourn on the vine.