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PIVNICA ČAJKOV
RED GULL #4
SPARKLING DRY RED PET-NAT
WINE MAKER: Marek Uhnák
VINTAGE: 2022
LOCATION: Nitra, Tekovský, Sitno Volcano
VINEYARD: southern part of Stará Hora (Leánka) / Sádovie (Frankovka), both in the village of Čajkov
ASPECT: South
ALTITUDE: 200m-240m
PLANTED: 2009 / 1992
SOIL COMPOSITION: Red rhyolite (crystallized magma), tuff and erosion-born topsoil
PREVAILING CLIMATE & LOCAL
CLIMACTIC: Continental climate - hot days, cold nights
FARMING: Organic
GRAPE COMPOSITION: Pesecká Leánka, Frankovka
HARVEST: by hand into small crates, Leánka was harvested at the end of August 2022, Blaufrankisch on September 2, 2022.
MACERATION: The Leánka grapes are gently destemmed, crushed and then macerated on skins for 3-5 days.
FERMENTATION: The free-run juice is then moved into stainless steel tanks (no press) and spontaneously fermented for ~2 weeks without any manipulation, in order to preserve the freshness and natural slight fizz. Fermenting must of a shortly macerated Blaufrankisch (about 20% of the blend)was added in addition to (about 2%) of Frankovka 2020, to add a bit of acidity, depth and color.
AGING: After 4 months of prise de
mousse, each bottle was gently shaken by hand in order to make the bubbles creamier and better incorporated.
FINING & FILTRATION: none
SULFUR DIOXIDE - 0/0
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 2000
WINE MAKER: Marek Uhnák
VINTAGE: 2022
LOCATION: Nitra, Tekovský, Sitno Volcano
VINEYARD: southern part of Stará Hora (Leánka) / Sádovie (Frankovka), both in the village of Čajkov
ASPECT: South
ALTITUDE: 200m-240m
PLANTED: 2009 / 1992
SOIL COMPOSITION: Red rhyolite (crystallized magma), tuff and erosion-born topsoil
PREVAILING CLIMATE & LOCAL
CLIMACTIC: Continental climate - hot days, cold nights
FARMING: Organic
GRAPE COMPOSITION: Pesecká Leánka, Frankovka
HARVEST: by hand into small crates, Leánka was harvested at the end of August 2022, Blaufrankisch on September 2, 2022.
MACERATION: The Leánka grapes are gently destemmed, crushed and then macerated on skins for 3-5 days.
FERMENTATION: The free-run juice is then moved into stainless steel tanks (no press) and spontaneously fermented for ~2 weeks without any manipulation, in order to preserve the freshness and natural slight fizz. Fermenting must of a shortly macerated Blaufrankisch (about 20% of the blend)was added in addition to (about 2%) of Frankovka 2020, to add a bit of acidity, depth and color.
AGING: After 4 months of prise de
mousse, each bottle was gently shaken by hand in order to make the bubbles creamier and better incorporated.
FINING & FILTRATION: none
SULFUR DIOXIDE - 0/0
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 2000
While Red Gull is the most whimsical of sparkling wine from Čajkov, “shiny, happy, bubbles” has all the gastronomic seriousness of its sparkling siblings. Marek gravitates towards bubbles of longer elevage. This is why most of the sparkling wines he makes are modified examples of Ca Fondo or Traditional Methode wines. It is a matter of maturity and texture. Red Gull is his Pet-Nat. An elevated example of this most primitive of styles. By combining his local Pesecká Leánka with the regal Frankovka along with a splash of barrel aged 2020 Frankovka he finds complexity in the relationship between these two disparate sorts. Not white, not red, a little floral, a little spicy vinous and fermentative but hyper fruity. It begs to be Gull(ped).
