2020 | Weingut Moric | Schwemmer Lutzmannsburg Blaufrankisch

Impressive and charming nose with balanced and rich flavors. Great elegance and length on the finish.

Producer Information

Hidden Treasures is a collaboration between Roland Velich of Moric winery and several young winemakers located in the Pannonian Basin. The Pannonian basin stretches from Austria across Hungary and into Slovenia and Croatia but for the purposes of this project, the focus is Burgenland and Hungary. Historically and culturally Burgenland, where Roland is located, aligns more with Hungary than Austria. Roland started this project to showcase the talented winemaking of some lesser-known but extraordinarily talented winemakers as well as the significance and range of these important and ancient growing regions which have been cut off from much of the world until recently. Each release is numbered and made by a different winemaker. Roland’s first partnership was in Hungary with Attila Homonna of Tokaj and his magnificent Furmint. Attila began his small 3 hectare winery in1999. He organically farms some of the best sites of old vine, old clone Furmint and Hárslevelü around the villages of Erdobenye and Olasziszka. His wines came to the attention of Roland and Hidden Treasures project No.1 was born. The aim? So that more people might get to experience the rare, dry, elegant wines Attila crafts so meticulously. Roland then went on to partner with another one of his favorite Hungarian winemakers from a different yet ancient wine growing region, Somló, Hungary. Tamas Kis works with Hárslevelü, Furmint, and Welschriesling from the volcanic soils of Somló and was pronounced one of Hungary's best young winemakers. Tamas farms his small estate organically working with old vines grown in the basalt rich, black soils of this famous hill, Hungary’s smallest wine growing appellation. The third partnership in Hungary comes from Roland and Philipp Oser of Villa Tolnay. Philip Oser originates from Switzerland and started Villa Tolnay on Lake Balaton in 2004. Here he grows Riesling and Furmint in the basalt soils of the northern part of the lake. Their vineyards stretch up Csobánc hill, the remains of a magnificent volcanic mountain surrounded by the sedimentary deposits of the former Pannonian Sea. The distinct minerality these soils impart make the Lake Balaton region a very special place to make wine. In Austria, Roland has partnered with several rising star young winemakers as well. With Hidden Treasures NR4 Blaufrankisch Deutsch-Schuetzen 2017 Moric partners with Christoph Wachter of Weingut Wachter-Wiesler. Christoph is a young winemaker from Südburgenland who began running his family’s winery at just 20 years old. He focuses on pure expressions of Blaufränkisch, working with old vines, organic farming and biodynamic preparations to demonstrate the distinct terroir of the famed green schist soils of the Eisenberg hill and the dark loam soils of the neighboring village Deutsch-Schuetzen. The Eisenberg DAC is the smallest and most 'untouched' wine region of Austria and has become one of the country's most renowned wine regions. In 2014 Christoph was recognized as 'Newcomer of the Year’ by der Feinschmecker, the most important wine magazine in the German language.

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