Left Continue shopping
Your Order

You have no items in your cart

Promotion
Read more

Fuchs und Hase

Fuchs und Hase Austrian Pet Nat producers

 This Article Contains

Focus |

Exclusively Pet-Nats from the coolest sites in Kamptal, from one set of bubble lovers to another

People |

Collaboration between Stefanie and Alwin Jurtschitsch and Martin and Anna Arndorfer

Country |

Austria

Map of Autrian Wine Region

Region |

Kamptal

Subregion |

Langenlois, Village of Merschein

Climate |

Cool Continental
  • Opposing weather patterns meet here. Cold air comes down from the north and west and is buffeted by hot gusts from the east across the Pannonian plain in Hungary.

Austrian wine climate - Pannonian plane graphic

Vineyards |

Each family contributes fruit from 1.5 hectares from sites that are higher elevation, cooler, near the forest.
  • Tanzer vineyard in Langenlois, primarily rock soil
  • Others vineyards: Soil is loess with calcareous inclusions, and clay
Niederosterreich wine region Austria map

Grape Varieties |

Zweigelt, Cabernet Sauvignon, Müller Thurgau, Grüner Veltliner, Sauvignon Blanc, Gelber Muskateller, Welschriesling, Riesling.

Farming |

Certified Organic

Winemaking |

Natural
  • spontaneous fermentation with wild yeast
  • Co-fermentation of different varieties
  • Skin contact of varying length of time, depending on the grapes used and what the vintage brings
  • no fining, no filtering
  • Very low (<10 mg/l sulfur) added at bottling, or none at all 

About the Winery |

This little Pet-Nat project was started by best friends Stefanie and Alwin Jurtschitsch and Martin and Anna Arndorfer for the sole purpose of producing delicious bubbly wines! Nothing but Pet-Nat, will be found at this micro winery where the four come together to celebrate the joy wine brings us all. Only 1,500 cases spread across 5-7 cuvées are produced annually, so supplies are limited.

What are the wines like?

They are complex sparkling wines, with crunchy fruit, slightly yeasty, with just enough skin contact for velvet tannins to glide across your palate. Minerality comes through from the well grapes, with prickly bubbles, lifted acidity and a touch of haze. After tasting through the line up at vieVinum last year, I could only describe them as “happiness in a bottle”.

Wines on Offer |

Fuchs und Hase, Pet Nat Volume 1, 2021Fuchs und Hase, Pet Nat Volume 1, 2021 $27.99 $24.63

70% Müller Thurgau, 25% Grüner Veltliner, 5% skins of Sauvignon Blanc. Grown in Merschein and Loiserberg, cold, late ripening vineyard sites, mainly surrounded by forest. Whole bunch pressing of both varieties together in one press, skins of Sauvignon Blanc (no stems) are added within the first days of fermentation to gain more fruit and structure. No added sulfites.

Fuchs und Hase, Pet Nat Volume 2, 2021

Fuchs und Hase, Pet Nat Volume 2, 2021 $27.99 $24.63

70% Grüner Veltliner, 30 % Gelber Muskateller, 3% skins of Gelber Muskateller. All grapes are pressed together, after which skins of Gelber Muskateller are added for 7 days to gain more fruit and complexity. 10 mg/l sulfur added at bottling.

 

 

 

 

Fuchs und Hase, Pet Nat Volume 3, 2021

Fuchs und Hase, Pet Nat Volume 3, 2021 $27.99 $24.63

Welschriesling and Riesling from clay and crystalline topsoil. Welschriesling is whole bunch pressed, Riesling grapes are added to the Welschriesling-juice and co-fermented for 10 days to gain more fruit and complexity. No added sulfites.

 

 

 

 

Fuchs und Hase, Pet Nat Volume 4, 2021

Fuchs und Hase, Pet Nat Volume 4, 2021 $27.99 $24.63

70% Müller Thurgau, 30% Grüner Veltliner. 100% skin fermented for 12 days, no destemming, mainly free run, almost no juice from pressing, bottled at the ideal residual sugar level (vignerons’ secret). No added sulfites.

 

 

 

 

Fuchs und Hase, Pet Nat Rose, 2021

Fuchs und Hase, Pet Nat Rose, 2021 $27.99 $24.63

85% Zweigelt, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. Zweigelt is grown on a very cold vineyard site called Tanzer in Langenlois, primarily rock, and Cabernet Sauvignon is grown on Loess soil with calcareous inclusions. Zweigelt was pressed as Rosé, skins of Cabernet Sauvignon were added to the fermenting juice. 10 mg/l sulfur added at bottling.