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CAT－SYLVER N4 2022

Region: Steiermark, Austria

Grape: All the grapes grown by Stromeyer (Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Ronner, Muscaris, Bouten Muscatella, etc.)

Category: White (orange)

Pale pink gold color.
When you first open it, it will be a bit foamy, but it will calm down soon.
The flavor is reminiscent of ripe summer mandarin oranges and kelp stock.
After about 30 minutes, it felt much better than when I first opened it, and I can't stop holding the glass. .
We recommend drinking it at room temperature in a large glass!

Spread across all of Stromeyer's fields,
Catsilver is a very thin silicate stone.
I want to make wine using all the grapes I grow.
A wine born from this idea.
It's popular and sells out every year...

[Producer information]
Head: Franz Stromeyer

Franz's father originally cultivated grapes, but he did not make wine and sold the grapes to an agricultural cooperative.
After graduating from brewing school, he returned to Steins and began making wine. 1989 is the first vintage.
What I learned at school was the basic way of making wine, and it was a classic wine that was far from natural.
Starting in 2000, we gradually converted our fields to organic, gradually reducing the amount of sulfites, and in 2005 we produced our first sparkling wine without the addition of sulfites.

When Franz was a child, he often rode on tractors with his father and helped out in the fields.
After spraying pesticides, he had a severe headache even though he was wearing a mask, and he felt that pesticides were not suitable for his body.
I thought it would be better for myself and my family's health not to use pesticides, and that was the impetus for me to start organic farming.

Steiermark is located in the southeast of Austria, and is a fairly cool production area in Austria.
Cold winds continue to blow from the 2,000m Alpine Mountains, making this a high-altitude area that has the slowest harvest in Austria.
The village of Sankt Stefan, where Franz's home is located, is about 30 minutes by car from Graz, Austria's second largest city, and about 40 km from the Slovenian border.
He owns a total of four fields: a 3-hectare field that he inherited from his father near his home, and three in the Badgum area.
The field of locally grown Brouwer Wildbacher, which was planted in 1975, is hardly pruned and is completely uncultivated.
A veritable jungle that surprises everyone who sees it...
It seems like the energy of being one with nature is reflected in the wine.

In 2022, a total of 30,000 bottles will be produced, but exports will now reach 35 countries, and the popularity overseas will continue to increase (compared to only 2 countries 15 years ago).

The former top sommelier at NOMA, who has won first place in the world's best restaurants many times, is also a big fan and friend of Franz.
I even stayed at Franz's home for about three months.
At the 2023 French wine event "Dives Bouteil", Franz's booth was filled with people and proved overwhelmingly popular.
The staff working at Jura's top brewery were also enthusiastically tasting Franz with respect...

*For more detailed information, please see the brewery visit report♪