Langenlois Große Reserve Brut Nature 2020 – Loimer Organic Sparkling Wine

The Loimer Sekt Langenlois Große Reserve 2020 is a Blanc de Blancs with no dosage – a Brut Nature and a declared masterpiece by Fred Loimer. It rightfully bears the name Große Reserve: fine perlage, intense yeast notes, brioche and apple peel in the bouquet, along with an elegant mousse. On the palate, taut minerality, shortbread, green nut, and lemon zest, dry with finely chiseled acidity and a long, salty-grapefruit finish.

It opens festive evenings as an aperitif, and reveals its full power with oysters, sushi, or aged hard cheese. If you prefer a softer, dosed sparkling wine style, you should know: Brut Nature means uncompromisingly dry, completely without residual sweetness.

Winery Sparkling Wine from Langenlois

Fine winery sparkling wine has a long tradition in Langenlois. Until 1998, sparkling wine was also produced at Weingut Loimer; after years of hiatus, classic bottle fermentation returned – with the support of Andreas Wickhoff MW for base wine, blending, and marketing. The base wines come from vineyards in Langenlois and Gumpoldskirchen and are produced according to the biodynamic guidelines of the Respekt association. In this way, the winery solidifies Langenlois' reputation as a sparkling wine stronghold.

Aging – Langenlois Große Reserve 2020

• Harvest: selective hand harvest in 20-kg crates, on September 15th and 23rd (Steinberg) and September 30th (Hasel)
• Cuvée: 85% Chardonnay, 11% Pinot Blanc, 4% Pinot Gris
• No maceration, whole cluster pressing (yield: 50 liters of juice per 100 kg of grapes)
• Pre-clarification: sedimentation 36 to 48 hours
• 1st fermentation: spontaneous in large wooden vats, 2 to 4 weeks, followed by malolactic fermentation
• Aging: 12 months on full lees in large wooden vats, another 8 months on fine lees in stainless steel tanks
• Filling for second fermentation: July 6, 2022
• Aging on lees: at least 36 months
• Disgorgement: October 2025
• Dosage: 0 g/l
• 12.0 % vol. Alcohol
• Vegan

Organic control body AT-BIO-402 – Austrian Agriculture