Richard

The grapes come from two vineyard sites in Vajka and Žitavou in the Nitra district, on clay-loam soils over calcareous loess; the vines are planted on an east–south-west-facing site. After hand-harvesting and whole-bunch pressing, the must fermented spontaneously with natural yeasts in new oak casks holding 500 to 1.000 litres and a 600-litre plastic egg. The wine was matured for ten months in the same vessels. It was bottled in July 2023 without fining, unfiltered and with no added SO₂. It is described as creamy yet fresh, with ripe fruit, integrated oak spice and a long finish. ([morenaturalwine.com](https://morenaturalwine.com/en-ch/collections/all/products/strekov-1075-richard?utm_source=openai))