Weingut Jurtschitsch, Belle Naturelle Rosé, Langenlois, Austria

This wine has got it all going on and yet it’s subtle, elegant and revolutionary. Robin fell deeply for this Belle Naturelle range and this may have been the seedling behind iron and rose itself.

Zweigelt and Pinot Noir is pressed whole bunched and then a natural fermentation with destemmed Cabernet Sauvignon follows in neutral Austrian oak. Two weeks later the wine is removed from the skins and moved to used oak barrels where malolactic fermentation ends and the wine spends 6 months on the lees.