Nestarec 'Forks & Knives' White, Czech Republic 2019

Style:  White 

Vintage: 2019

ABV: 11% 

Region:  Moravia  

Country:  Czech Republic 

Grapes: Gruner Veltliner, Neuburger, Sauvignon, Pálava and Riesling

Making of: Grapes are hand-harvested, selected on the sorting table, and destemmed. Most of the grapes are then pressed directly, and about 10% undergo a short skin contact. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts in tanks. Aged in stainless steel and big neutral barrels of 600 and 3000 liters for about 17 months in order to naturally settle. Bottled under crown caps to keep the wine’s energy. No sulfur added, no fining, no filtration.

Personality: “One of our most beloved and popular wines has gotten even tastier with the current 2019 vintage, as the blend now includes some grapes normally used for WTF and TRBLMKR (the higher end White label wines). It’s just as fun as always, but with extra energy and depth. Keeps you coming back for more of that citrus hard-candy vibe, like being lured in by a bright halogen light,” the winemaker says.