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Freizeit Blaufränkisch 2023

Grape varieties: Blaufränkisch

Alcohol: 13%

Region: Breitenbrunn, Burgenland

Winemaker: Mathias Rauscher and Michael Nittnaus

Freizeit means "free time", the freedom to take time for the beautiful things in life.

Winemaker: Mathias Rauscher and Michael Nittnaus

Freisprung means "free jump" and Mathias and Michael describe it as "the freedom to take a leap into the unknown".
2023 was a rainy and very warm year. Temperatures were above average throughout the year, although there were no extreme heat peaks. We only reached just under 34 degrees. It rained a lot, especially in spring, August and late fall and winter, filling up Lake Neusiedl again. Despite high temperatures and a lot of rainfall, the harvest was a little later in mid to late September. After the harvest, it continued to be warm and rainy
Made from old vines in Donnerskirchen, Leithaberg, on clay and shale and schist soils. Semi-carbonic whole-cluster maceration for seven days, then fermentation in steel tank and aging for nearly 2 years in used barrels. 270 bottles produced.