2021 von der Vogelwaide Balztanz Blanc Wachau, Austria

40% Grner Veltliner, 35% Mller-Thurgau, 25% Riesling. Sourced from multiple tiny parcels across the Vogelwaide holdings. Whole-cluster, fermented and aged in a mix of stainless steel and neutral oak. Balztanz is a cuve name that winemakers Daniel and Michael describe as the mating dance of the bird world, and its used for their lighter-bodied, more expressive or easygoing wines. The birds on the label are also non-native to the Wachau valley, indicating that these are the two cuves for which the duo purchases a small amount fruit to augment their tiny-parcel, steep slope estate fruit.

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