Brutal 2023 - Christian Tschida

Brutal - Christian Tschida

Christian Tschida's "Brutal" is a wine that reflects not only the terroir, but also a winemaking philosophy aimed at innovation and quality. The combination of Pinot Noir and Blaufränkisch in equal measure makes this wine particularly interesting, as it combines the elegant and fruity characteristics of Pinot Noir with the structure and complexity of Blaufränkisch. The grapes come from a 65+ year old vineyard located on the Leithagebirge hills which offers an ideal microclimate and soil rich in shell limestone and quartz, creating the perfect conditions for growing high quality grapes. The position in a south-east orientation, with altitudes of 200-220 meters, favors good exposure to the sun and balanced maturation. The prolonged maceration of 4-6 weeks allows the extraction of soft tannins and complex aromas, while the soft pressing preserves the integrity of the blend. The maturation in large barrels helps to confer elegance and nuance without dominating the aromatic profile of the wine, while the absence of filtration at bottling leaves the natural characteristics of the wine intact, offering an authentic and genuine product. Each vintage, with its uniqueness, guarantees a new sensorial experience, making "Brutal" a wine that evolves and reinvents itself, inviting wine lovers to always discover new nuances. The tribute to Bar Brutal in Barcelona also underlines the importance of human connections in the world of wine, highlighting how the passion for wine can unite different cultures and territories.

Service

We taste it at a temperature of 16/18 ° in tulip glass. Wine is to be drunk immediately but can give fantastic emotions if stored for a few years.

Pairing

The Himmel auf Erden goes perfectly with first courses with meat sauce, grilled and stewed meat, to try with ravioli with tongue and cabbage.

Cellar: Christian Tschida

Christian Tschida cultivates ten hectares of vineyards, which extend on the shore of Lake Neusiedl in Burgenland. The vineyards enjoy a particularly favorable climate, and are found on soils characterized by sandy gravel, schist and limestone. The vines have been cultivated for four generations by Christian's family, and his father was an oenologist who founded an association that promoted organic viticulture. Ten years ago, Christian started producing wines with his own label, working to establish a unique style, wines to drink, but which can also age. In the cellar, the approach to winemaking involves the least possible intervention. The wines remain in the barrel for a long time, in contact with oxygen. Christian believes that the key factor in his winemaking process is the vertical press used, which applies a very light pressure, extracting only the best juice from the grapes. Then returns the must and the remaining juice to the vines, in a particular preparation that promotes the health of the vineyard. All wines spontaneously ferment on indigenous yeasts, are bottled without being flammed or clarified, and without the addition of sulfur. Several wines produced; those of the series "Himmel auf Erden", which means "Paradise on Earth", in homage to a painting by Alfred Hrdlicka that appears on the label, in white version based on Muscat, Pinot Blanc and Scheurebe, and in red version obtained from grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon and Zweigelt.Other series is the "NonTradition", which is a deliberate blow to Austrian culture in general, which Christian feels to be irrepressibly regimented, and to the idea that wines should conform to a certain regional style, white is obtained from the symbolic grape of Austria, the Grüner Veltliner, while the Red is based Cabernet Franc. To be noted the "Brutal", red wine o0ttenuto from 10 different grapes, but above all the brand "Brutal" was born between nine producers in all over Europe that work organically and without sulphites, each chooses a barrel, which could be the most interesting or strange or something else, for the selection "Brutal", the "headquarters" of the network is in Ca talogna In general, the front label of a "brutal" bottle does not say the name of the producer