Sylvaner 'Flow' orange 2021 - Stefan Vetter

Issie again, back from being away. Orange Flow by Stefan Vetter. Mainly made from Sylvaner and another small field blend of grapes from a small plot of among others Muskateller and Gewürztraminer. Soft tannins and spicy and floral tones, the wine when it comes to simple pairings at long table dinners. Tasty, well-bodied, easy to combine and thanks to the low alcohol of only 9.5% percentage it can probably be consumed above average.
The scent is expressive with notes of exotic fruit, orange zest and ginger.

Stefan is definitely one of the vanguard of Germany when it comes to natural wine. What he has achieved there in Gambach is something you won't see very often. He has an obsession with the Sylvaner grape. His goal is to propel this normally unremarkable grape variety to great heights. Because, even in the state of Franconia, where Sylvaner is the white grape, there are nevertheless few winegrowers who are crazy about it.
After studying viticulture and oenology at the University of Geisenheim, he came across an advertisement for the sale of a small vineyard with mostly 50+ year old Sylvaner vines through a newspaper article. Where most people would have browsed further, Stefan saw this as his chance.

During the first two years he alternated his time between tending his vines in Franconia and working at various vineyards in Burgenland. Stefan's vineyards, which belong to the state of Bavaria, are largely located on flat land, but where the vineyards are situated on the Main River, they are located on super steep slopes, which means the wine catches a lot of sun. The soil consists of sandstone and limestone and the oldest vines were planted in the 1930s. A few years ago he also planted a small part of Riesling, Müller-Thurgau and Spätburgunder and now has 4.2 hectares of vines. Here in Gambach, where. Completely biodynamic and with as little intervention as possible in the wine cellar, we find wines that are completely unique to terroir, grape and maker.

• Country / Region: Germany / Gambach (Franconia)
  
• Grape variety(ies): 100% Sylvaner
  
• In the vineyard: Relatively early harvest (therefore a low alcohol percentage), already in August. Subsoil of limestone and slate. Organic farming
• In the cellar: 10 days skin contact after which the grapes were pressed immediately and the juice was transferred directly to stainless steel where malolactic fermentation took place. For maturation Stefan decided not to transfer the wine to wooden barrels to preserve the freshness of the wine.
• Quality mark: Organic and Vin Nature