It shows deeper golden col­our due to grape ma­tur­ity and bottle age­ing. When swirl­ing vis­cos­ity is re­vealed. Me­dium in­tense, less ripe, less hon­eyed than in pre­vi­ous vin­tages. Ripe peaches and apricots are first sen­sa­tions, with some noble rot notes adding to com­plex­ity. Linden flowers, goose­berry, pine­apple, as well as honey are no­ticed
Dry on the pal­ate, fuller body is well sup­por­ted with good acid­ity levels. Ver­tical! In­tense char­ac­ter is layered ex­press­ing plenty of taste and fin­esse. Far from op­u­lence with very long, in­vit­ing fin­ish. Styl­ist­ic­ally this is much more re­strained than pre­de­cessors, show­ing much more defin­i­tion. Simply the best “M” to date. To lay-​down.

Try with moul­ded cheeses, in­tense rich foods of white meats, grilled fish. Serve at 8 – 10 °C, slightly above usual.

2018 was marked by huge downy mil­dew pres­sure in June, fol­lowed by a period of warm and dry weather in July and Au­gust. Rain in early Septem­ber rushed winegrow­ers to pick early ripen­ing vari­et­ies quickly while late-​ripening vari­et­ies en­joyed a nice warm In­dian sum­mer. Wines of 2018 vin­tage in our winery are marked by low to mod­er­ate al­co­hol levels, vi­brant acid­it­ies and clear, defined vari­etal char­ac­ter­ist­ics. A clas­sic Styrian vin­tage.

Hand­picked.

18 months in stain­less steel. Lees, stir­ring.

Drink from 2022-2032.