Christian Tschida depends in Illmitz, a village on the east shore of Lake Neusiedlersee. He’s one among many champions of pure wine in Austria. I’ve run into him many cases at wine events world huge, along with Rootstock in Sydney in December 2015 and even in New York, nevertheless I lastly obtained to go to in May 2024 with a gaggle from the USA as part of the Karakterre pageant.
‘I have to be the tuner, not the winemaker,’ says Christian. He makes quite a lot of wines, and the pure technique proper right here works very effectively. Such a creative line-up, with many of the wines being bottled in magnum. Sooner than the pandemic, he says his manufacturing was 40% magnum, nevertheless he scaled this once more when hospitality was hit and people have been consuming on their very personal.
The Tschida family has been making wine from Illmitz on {the japanese} shores of lake Neusiedlersee for a while, nevertheless Christian has moreover acquired vineyard inside the village of Purbach on the opposite facet of the lake, inside the Leithaberg. He now has spherical 14 hectares in entire, working with native varieties along with worldwide favourites just like Cabernet Franc and Syrah. Vinification is in large format oak and sulfite use is minimal, although he isn’t keen on the time interval ‘pure’.
THE WINES
Tschida Birdscape Pink 2023
This grapes with extreme ripeness from limestone soils and funky ripeness on schist, given six weeks’ maceration nevertheless with no extraction. ‘I on a regular basis had the idea to create a wine between rosé and pink,’ says Christian. That’s supple, vibrant, sappy and delicious with some good finesse and notes of pink cherries and herbs. It’s expressive and actually advantageous, like a pink wine nevertheless with haunting class. Smashable, pure and advantageous. 95/100
Tschida Laissez Faire 2023
That’s Riesling planted at a density of 0.62 x 1 m, with merely 9000 vines. Two vines make one bottle of wine. Made in 2600 litre foudres. Juicy, limey and intense with good texture and some spiciness, along with a shocking acid line. So mineral and attention-grabbing, 4500 bottles made. 94/100
Tschida Himmel auf Erden Rosé 2023
That’s Blaufränkisch. Juicy, vigorous and tart with pink cherry and redcurrant fruit. Spicy hints and a nice acid line full this vibrant, centered rosé. 93/100
Tschida Himmel auf Erden Rosé 2022
Full pink/pink in shade. Vibrant and up to date with a nice acid line and raspberry and cherry fruit with excellent focus and brightness. Very advantageous. 94/100
Tschida All The Love inside the Universe 2022
That’s merely in magnum and it’s Pinot Blanc from limestone soils. Cloudy. Spicy, aromatic and advantageous. Linear with fairly acidity and a nice texture, displaying a lemony edge to the herb-scented fruit. Very linear, with a contact of mint. Unusual nevertheless advantageous. 94/100
Tschida Non Customized Grüner Veltliner 2022
Tart, vigorous and vibrant. Lemony with good purity, and some finesse. Good focus and precision to the fruit proper right here. 93/100
Tschida Non Customized Grüner Veltliner 2016
That’s from magnum and was bottled after 4 years in barrel. After 4 years’ ageing the wine doesn’t change in an unlimited means, says Christian. It concentrates a bit and can get a bit additional salty, nevertheless 4-5 years is enough. Saline, mineral and reductive, this has such complexity, with good focus and power. Incredible and reductive with fairly salinity. 95/100
Tschida Hokus Pokus 2017
That’s Cabernet Franc. Supple and vibrant; latest and chalky. Reveals good acidity and it’s very supple with some good development. Finishes stony and mineral. 94/100
Tschida TNT Blaufränkisch 2018 (magnum)
That’s from limestone, and it’s an earlier quarry the place dynamite was used, due to this fact the establish TNT. Supple, vibrant and linear with chalky notes and good acidity. Textured with sweet raspberry and cherry fruit along with some depth. 93/100
Tschida Felsen I Blaufränkisch 2015
Limestone soils. Latest, supple and vibrant, this nonetheless has good acidity and focus. Tart with a nice mineral edge and juicy cherries and spice, along with some blackberry. 94/100