COLOUR
Red
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2021
GRAPE
Pinot Noir
PRODUCER
Weingut Gernot & Heike Heinrich
REGION
Burgenland
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium - Light
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
High
Finish
Medium - Long
Intensity
Mid - Pronounced
Tannins
Medium - Low
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Weingut Heinrich, located in Gols, Burgenland, is led by Gernot and Heike Heinrich. In 2006, they made a radical shift from producing powerful, heavily oaked red wines to embracing biodynamic viticulture and low-intervention winemaking. 'Freyheit' (meaning freedom in Middle High German) represents their philosophy of letting the wine express itself without chemical inputs, technology, or wood manipulation. This wine comes from the Ried Edelgraben vineyard on the slopes of the Leithaberg, where the vines grow in metamorphic mica slate and limestone soils.
ALCOHOL
12.0%
AVG. PRICE
€29
STYLE
Natural
VEGAN
YES
SULPHITES
NO
When to drink
Now or Later
Ideal temperature
14-16°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
The name 'Freyheit' is Middle High German for freedom, representing the winery's liberation from chemical inputs and heavy oak manipulation.
Fact 02
Grown on the steep Ried Edelgraben slope, where ancient mica slate soils force the vines to root deep, imparting a distinct saline minerality.
Fact 03
This red wine behaves almost like a white wine on the palate, driven by high acidity and a striking, smoky schist finish.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The 2021 Pinot Freyheit was hand-harvested in mid-September. Spontaneous fermentation occurred using only indigenous wild yeasts. The grapes underwent seven days of skin contact in wooden fermentation vats, utilizing 50% whole clusters to add structure and spice. Following a gentle basket pressing, the wine was matured for 17 months on its natural lees in a combination of clay amphorae and used 500-liter oak casks. It was bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with no added sulfites.
