2021 Codru, Weingut Edgar Brutler
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- Grape Variety: 100% Blaufränkisch
- Wine-making: Hand-pressed, unfiltered and spontaneously fermented; 9 months in oak barrels; unfiltered;
- Style: Elegance & aromatic power combined. Dark cherries, violets, liquorice, rosemary, leather, lavender and it never stops; 10.5% vol.alc.
- 660 bottles
About the grape variety
From the Middle Ages onwards, the name Fränkisch was given to several high-quality varieties, indicating their superiority over the inferior Heunisch varieties. The word Fränkisch derives from Franconia, a historic region of Germany that today straddles parts of northern Bavaria, southern Thüringen and Heilbronn-Franken in Baden-Württemberg. One of these high-quality varieties might have been Blaufränkisch, whose name did not appear until 1862 at a grape-variety exhibition in Wien (Vienna; Aeberhard 2005) and was officially adopted by the international ampelographic commission in Colmar, France, in 1875. It was later mentioned in Germany under the synonyms Lemberger (1877) and Limberger (end of the nineteenth century), both deriving from the Austrian locations from which the variety was exported to Germany: Lemberg in the Steiermark (Styria) and Limburg in Maissau (Niederösterreich/Lower Austria). In Hungary, the variety was first mentioned in 1890 under the name Kékfrankos, the literal translation of Blaufränkisch. DNA profiling has recently confirmed that the Hungarian Kékfrankos is identical to Blaufränkisch (Jahnke et al. 2009) and has shown that Blaufränkisch is also cultivated in Croatia under the name Borgonja Istriana.
About the winery
Edgard studied oenology at Geisenheim because of his Romanian family vineyard. Musician turned wine maker, he founded Weingut Edgar Brutler in 2018 with a focus on organic farming, native grapes, old vine field blends, and making wines based on smelling, tasting, and feeling rather than numbers and analytics. Farming is without herbicides, chemical-synthetic sprays and mineral fertilizers. His Gruenspitz vineyard is one of the only 2 plantings of this grape variety in Europe.
How to serve
How to serve
Sparkling and Light-Bodied White Wines - “Ice Cold” between 3-7°C
Rosé and Full-Bodied White Wines - “Fridge Cold” between 7-12°C
Light and Medium-Bodied Red Wines - “Cool” between 12-15°C
Bold Red Wines:“Slightly Cool” between 15-20°C
Dessert Wines - Depends on style
How to store
How to store
When preserved correctly, wine can last for decades, even centuries, growing in value and quality. But poor storage can spoil even the greatest wines in the world. These are a few aspects you should keep in mind: Store Wine at the Proper Temperature; Store wine bottles horizontally; Protect wine from light and vibration; Store wine at the proper humidity; Store wine in a wine fridge, not a regular fridge; Serve wine at the proper temperature; Store open bottles of wine properly
How to recycle
How to recycle
Up to 90% of new glass can be made from recycled glass. If you’re getting ready for a night out on the town, drink consciously and remember to keep your empties and then bring to the bottle bank. If you’re hoping to leave future generations with a healthy-ish and useful environment, then recycling wine bottles is the way forward and it doesn’t take much effort.
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