Description
Born into a winemaking family, and with extensive winery experience in New Zealand, Germany and South Africa, Christoph Heiss has decided to focus on his own project in eastern Kamptal. Using chosen parcels of the Weingut Heiss’ 12 hectares of vines, Christoph has developed a very small production of stunning ‘Malinga’ natural wines. Organically farmed grapes are hand-harvested, spontaneously fermented and sometimes aged on lees. All the wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered with low sulfur addition.
Variety: 50% Grüner Veltliner, 40% Müller Thurgau, 10% Welschriesling
Country: Austria
Region: Niederösterreich
Appellation: Kamptal
Age of vines: 10-40 years
Soil: Loam/loess on gneiss
Farming Practice: Organic
Vinification: Müller Thurgau pressed with four days of maceration, Grüner Veltliner & Welschriesling whole bunch pressed into Müller Thurgau
Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation
Elevage: Aged five months on lees in stainless steel
Alcohol: 11.5%
