NAME OF WINE: Pink
NAME OF ESTATE/DOMAINE: Weingut Judith Beck
VINTAGE: 2018
ABV: 11.5 %
NAME OF VIGNERON: Judith Beck
LOCATION (village and region): Gols, Burgenland
GRAPE/BLEND: 100% Zweigelt
SUSTAINABLE/ORGANIC/BIODYNAMIC: organic
CERTIFICATION: organic by LACON
SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS/VEGANS: yes
ALLERGENS (EGGS AND/OR MILK): none used

TASTING NOTE: light rosé colour, pronounced fruit, strawberries and peach, well-balanced with nice acidity, fresh and dry

(LOCAL) FOOD RECOMMENDATION: barbecued ribs, grilled portobello mushrooms or baked salmon

SHORT HISTORY: The Beck winery is a family estate in Gols, in northern Burgenland near lake Neusiedl. Traditionally there were small mixed farms in the area, but they always produced wine. In 1975 Matthias Beck took over from his father and started to focus on wine only, they started with 5 ha. Today the Beck estate has 15 ha of vines. In 2001 Judith took over responsibility for the cellar after gaining experience in France, Italy and Chile. In 2007 the conversion to biodynamic viticulture began.

(MICRO)CLIMATE: Pannonian climate:  Easy winters, mild, wet springs, very dry and hot summers and stable autumns together with the influence of the Neusiedler See (250 square km surface) 

TERROIR: The soils here are extremely diverse. In fact, a single vineyard alone can comprise humus, gravel, loam, limestone and minerals

VITICULTURE: organic and biodynamic, guyot simple. Holistic methods are used in the biologically-managed vineyards in order to keep the vines naturally healthy. This includes greening, care for biodiversity, fertilizing with biological humus, working by hand, consideration of the moon cycles and more.

YIELDS (hectolitre per hectare): 40 hl/ha

VINIFICATION: • Manual harvested • Whole bunch pressed • Fermentation in stainless tank • Indigenous yeast • 4 months ageing on the lees • Light filtration