Straka 2022 Burgenland Welschriesling 'Greenschist'

Welschriesling, a slightly less aromatic Eastern European cousin to Riesling and Elbling is mineral-driven with  delicate nuances of yellow apples and herbs with elegant, fresh acidity. Grapes are from an old Hungarian clone of Welschriesling. The Straka estate boasts the oldest known Welschriesling vineyard in Burgenland, the Prantner. Greenschist is a new bottling from this natural winemaking husband and wife winery. As always it is farmed organically. In this rendition the 85 year old Hungarian clone Welschriesling is made in a very old fashioned traditional way honoring this wonderful old vineyard. Tom is certified organic, but his wines could be labeled natural due to the spontaneous fermentation, and the fact nothing else is added to the wine except for a touch of sulfur at bottling.