Werlitsch Gluck 2021

Werlitsch is Brigitte and Ewald Tscheppe's biodynamic estate in southern Styria, tucked near the Slovenian border on the region's opok soils of calcareous marl. Ewald moved away from the simple, aromatic white wines often associated with Styria and instead built a deeply natural, site-focused project around Sauvignon Blanc, Morillon, Welschriesling and blends such as the Ex Vero series. The vineyards are farmed biodynamically, the wines ferment spontaneously, age for long periods on the lees and are bottled unfined, unfiltered and often without sulfur. They are energetic, mineral and contemplative, showing Styria as a place of depth rather than mere freshness.