Heinrich, Chardonnay Leithaberg DAC, Burgenland, Austria

Who - Gernot & Heike Heinrich Where - Burgenland, Austria What - White Wine - Chardonnay When - 2023 How - Biodynamic, natural fermentation in foudre, matures for 12 months on lees in 2,500L foudre on lees, vegan Gernot and Heike Henrich are life long innovators. Since taking over the family estate in 1985 they have constantly sought to improve and explore. Now farming biodynamically, which they see as being right for the planet and better for the wines, they were among the first to move to focus on quality and champion local grape varieties. A taut yet rich and mineral Chardonnay, representative of the limestone, calcarius soils its grown on, on the slopes of the Leitha mountains.