2020 Koppitsch 'Touch'

'Have you ever had a glass of orange wine that did not touch you? Skin contact white wines very often trigger intense reactions. Therefore our skin contact white is called TOUCH. Plus, the name should refer to skin contact, obviously. Taste what soil and vinification method contribute to certain aspects of this wine. We combine the expressive character of the old vines of Gemischter Satz (growing in rich clay soil) with the delicate acidity of Welschriesling (grownig on limestone). Playing ar...Read More...

'Have you ever had a glass of orange wine that did not touch you? Skin contact white wines very often trigger intense reactions. Therefore our skin contact white is called TOUCH. Plus, the name should refer to skin contact, obviously.

Taste what soil and vinification method contribute to certain aspects of this wine. We combine the expressive character of the old vines of Gemischter Satz (growing in rich clay soil) with the delicate acidity of Welschriesling (grownig on limestone). Playing around with carbonic maceration and length of skin contact, to have both, the crispness and elegance of direct press white wine together with these earthy flavors and challenging fruit notes, which are so adorable in skin contact whites.'

- Winemaker's Notes

 

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