Maurer Oszkar Karom 2021

 ⦾ Native Yeast Fermentation | ⟳ Sustainable | Low Intervention | ○ Organic Winemaking Practices | ☽ Biodynamic Winemaking Practices | ◇ Unfined & Unfiltered | ⚘ Indigenous Grape | ⁂ Hand-Harvested

A aromatic, earthy field blend of four nearly forgotten Serbian varieties, with tropical fruit and fresh thyme on the nose giving way to mushroom, straw, and bright acidity on the palate.

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How It Tastes

Body

Light ────●──── Full

Style
Light ──────●─ Earthy

Sweetness
Dry ● ○ ○ ○ ○ Sweet

Tannins
Soft ● ○ ○ ○ ○ Firm

Acidity
Low ○ ○ ○ ● ○ High

aromas & palate 

Apricot · Persimmon · Dried Pineapple · Key Lime · Thyme · Crushed Pine Needles · Mushroom · Straw

What to Pair

The wine's aromatic lift and earthy palate make it a natural partner for rich, roasted, and boldly glazed dishes.

  • Roast Pork with Crispy Skin + Apricot Glaze
  • Buffalo Chicken Wings
  • Smoked Eggplant w/ Pomegranate Seeds

About the Producer

Oszkar is one of the pioneers of natural wine in Serbia, and the Karom is in many ways his most personal statement. It comes from the Nagy-Krisztus vineyard in Fruška Gora, a single site on a 500 million-year-old volcanic mountain that Oszkar purchased in 2006 when it was completely forested with virgin soils. 

 

The four grapes in this blend, Szerémi Zöld, Bakator, Tamjanika, and Mézes Fehér, are varieties that have nearly vanished from global wine production. Oszkar didn't just choose to grow them; in several cases he is one of the only people in the world still cultivating them at all. That commitment to preserving what others have abandoned is what makes this bottle mean something beyond what's in the glass.

The Details

Varieties: Field Blend: 53% Szerémi Zöld, 19% Bakator, 19% Tamjanika, 9% Mézes Fehér 

Type: Orange Wine (skin contact)

Region/Country: Fruška Gora, Serbia 

ABV: 12.6% 

Serving Temp: Well chilled. Pull out of fridge 30 min before serving, or serve at 45–55°F.

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Why I Chose this Wine

Szerémi Zöld, Bakator, Tamjanika, Mézes Fehér: there's a good chance you've never heard of any of these grapes, and that's exactly the point. 

 

Oszkar is one of the only people in the world still growing some of them, and he's doing it in the most traditional way possible: as a true field blend, where all four varieties grow and are harvested together, then co-fermented as one. This is how wine was made for centuries before the industry decided that sorting, separating, and controlling every variable was the path to quality. 

 

Oszkar's view, and mine, is that sometimes the most honest expression of a place comes from getting out of the way and letting the vineyard speak for itself.

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