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TŘI ČTVRTĚ
2022 QILLER
STYLE: DRY RYŠÁK
WINE MAKER: Zuzana Bukovská
VINTAGE: 2022
LOCATION: South Moravia, Velkopavlovická oblast (region), village Bořetice.
VINEYARD: Čtvrtě, 0,5 ha.
ASPECT: Varied.
ALTITUDE: approximately 280 m above sea level.
PLANTED: 1972.
SOIL COMPOSITION: loess, black soil.
PREVAILING CLIMATE & LOCAL CLIMACTIC: continental, SW direction.
FARMING: organic, but not certified.
GRAPE COMPOSITION: Irsai Oliver and St Laurent + others, hard to say exactly.
HARVEST: 24.9.2022.
MACERATION: macerated for 15 hours.
FERMENTATION: natural fermentation in stainless steel.
PRESS: pneumatic press.
AGING: Just until the end of fermentation.
sO2: 10ppm.
FINING & FILTRATION: None.
BOTTLED: 26.11.2022.
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 1800.
WINE MAKER: Zuzana Bukovská
VINTAGE: 2022
LOCATION: South Moravia, Velkopavlovická oblast (region), village Bořetice.
VINEYARD: Čtvrtě, 0,5 ha.
ASPECT: Varied.
ALTITUDE: approximately 280 m above sea level.
PLANTED: 1972.
SOIL COMPOSITION: loess, black soil.
PREVAILING CLIMATE & LOCAL CLIMACTIC: continental, SW direction.
FARMING: organic, but not certified.
GRAPE COMPOSITION: Irsai Oliver and St Laurent + others, hard to say exactly.
HARVEST: 24.9.2022.
MACERATION: macerated for 15 hours.
FERMENTATION: natural fermentation in stainless steel.
PRESS: pneumatic press.
AGING: Just until the end of fermentation.
sO2: 10ppm.
FINING & FILTRATION: None.
BOTTLED: 26.11.2022.
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 1800.
An artist friend introduced me to Zuzana at a wine festival a few years ago. Instantly I was entranced by her Qiller, alas it was spoken for. Fast forward a few years and she has a little left, and at just the right moment! This is a wine that can and should be consumed frequently. It has it all. Freshness, character, minerality, a gentle savory note and pithy bite. It is a picnic wine, a river wine, a patio wine, a throw a party wine. Drink it with fruits or mushrooms, with cold chicken or spicy BBQ. It is an archetypal example of Ryšák.
From Zuzana…Qiller is cuveé of varieties planted in 1972. It's a mix of approximately 15 varieties - mainly Irsai Oliver and St. Laurent. Everything was harvested and processed together. Grapes were macerated for 15 hours and then fermented in a stainless steel tank. Wine was not filtered and not fined, just let gravity make the magic. Wine was about a month on fine yeasts, 10ppm sulfur added before bottling. Idea was to create summer picnic wine (thats why its under crown cap). This is how I see my vineyard Čtvrtě (that’s the name) which was planted in 70s. The name Qiller - the Q stands for Quarter (Čtvrtě in Czech) and (S)ILLER is German word for mix of varieties.
From Zuzana…Qiller is cuveé of varieties planted in 1972. It's a mix of approximately 15 varieties - mainly Irsai Oliver and St. Laurent. Everything was harvested and processed together. Grapes were macerated for 15 hours and then fermented in a stainless steel tank. Wine was not filtered and not fined, just let gravity make the magic. Wine was about a month on fine yeasts, 10ppm sulfur added before bottling. Idea was to create summer picnic wine (thats why its under crown cap). This is how I see my vineyard Čtvrtě (that’s the name) which was planted in 70s. The name Qiller - the Q stands for Quarter (Čtvrtě in Czech) and (S)ILLER is German word for mix of varieties.
