2022 Tscheppe, Butterfly Plus (Gelber Muskateller), Styira, Austria

During the harvest of 2021, a tempest with heavy rain and a significant temperature drop came when the wines were fermenting in Andreass new cellar which wasnt completely finished back then. As a result, the fermentation stopped its usual pace and became very slow instead. As a solution, Andreas bottled the wine with the remaining residual sugar under crown caps, to let them finish the fermentation in the bottle and develop a bit of fizz. To distinguish this cellar calamity edition from the regular Butterfly cuve made in other vintages, the word plus is stated on the back label.

Varieties: Gelber Muskateller

Soil: limestone/opok. Estate-owned, farmed organically by Andreas himself

Age of Vines: 20+ years

Vinification Method: Grapes are hand harvested and destemmed. The grapes are pressed to old big barrels where they fermented spontaneously. As the fermentation stopped due to weather damage and severe temperature drop in the cellar, the wine was finally bottled in March 2023 with the remaining RS under crown cap, to finish the fermentation there. Unfined and unfiltered, 5ppm sulfur added at bottling.

Personality: aromatic nose giving away the variety, albeit in a very subtle way. Jasmine, elderflower notes dance in a very light texture with refreshing finish.

-Importer’s Note