Bitter Pops® Pittnauer Pitti Zweigelt Blaufrankisch Austria 750ml – 8880950345972

70% Zweigelt, 30% Blaufränkisch

Burgenland/Austria

Finely knitted, focused and compact. Ripe red berries and a gentle spice
set the tone in the nose. On the palate, the aromas are embedded in a
juicy and vital body, to which the fine interplay of acid and tannins give
dynamism and temperament. The Pitti then flows cool and clear over the
palate, leaving fruity traces reminiscent of dark cherries.

The Pitti blend is made up of Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch and represents the
lake, its micro and macro climate, its surrounding landforms and their
geology in all its shades. In terms of climate, the cool winds on the Parndorfer Platte play just as much a role as the often dry and hot conditions on the heathland and the
constant regulating influence of Lake Neusiedl. The subsoil is also diverse:
some vines are rooted in loess, others in loamy sand, and still others in
calcareous black earth soils. All vineyards are cultivated either organically or biodynamically – not all by us, but all according to our principles.
From a meteorological point of view, 2022 was a relatively calm year.
Although we would have liked a little more rainfall in spring and summer, all
in all we were more than satisfied with the weather and the development of
the vines and grapes. The fact that it actually started to rain at the end of
August wasn’t a disadvantage. Even though it involved a little more work in
the short term, the precipitation revitalized the vines and grapes before the
upcoming harvest weeks. The harvest took place under a blue sky with
noticeable temperature differences between day and night.
The vinification of the different batches, the aging and the assemblage took
place entirely in our cellar: The grapes were spontaneously fermented after
a relatively short contact with the mash and then aged in large, used
wooden barrels for about a year.