Michael and Melanie on this wine: “Drei Freunde means Three friends, as the top three planted varieties in Franken – Bacchus, Müller-Thurgau and Silvaner – become friends in this blend. This wine always reflects the growing conditions of each season, both in its character and the blend proportions.”
Grapes: Bacchus, Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner
Soil: Shell limestone. The grapes come from 2NK’s own biodynamic vineyards in Repperndorf and Kitzingen; in difficult years, they add some grapes from their friend, biodynamic grower Christian Deppisch whose Theilheim vineyards have the same soil.
Making of: Manual harvest. All the batches were fermented and aged separately but similarly: semi-carbonic maceration for a week, pressed and fermented & aged in steel (Bacchus, Müller-Thurgau) and old oak barrels (Silvaner), until the following August. No fining, no filter, no sulfur addition.
Personality: delicious, easy-drinking skin-contact white with smooth tannins and fascinating acidity.
Grapes: Bacchus, Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner
Soil: Shell limestone. The grapes come from 2NK’s own biodynamic vineyards in Repperndorf and Kitzingen; in difficult years, they add some grapes from their friend, biodynamic grower Christian Deppisch whose Theilheim vineyards have the same soil.
Making of: Manual harvest. All the batches were fermented and aged separately but similarly: semi-carbonic maceration for a week, pressed and fermented & aged in steel (Bacchus, Müller-Thurgau) and old oak barrels (Silvaner), until the following August. No fining, no filter, no sulfur addition.
Personality: delicious, easy-drinking skin-contact white with smooth tannins and fascinating acidity.
