Maurer Oszkar Kékfrankos 2022

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

Dark berry fruit, dried violet, and chalky minerality meet lively acidity in this elegant, lighter-bodied red from one of Serbia's most distinctive natural wine producers.

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How It Tastes

Body

Light ───●───── Full

Style
Tart ───●──── Juicy

Sweetness
Dry ● ○ ○ ○ ○ Sweet

Tannins
Soft ○ ● ○ ○ ○ Firm

Acidity
Low ○ ○ ○ ● ○ High

aromas & palate 

Blackberry · Cherry · Balsamic Strawberry · Dried Rose · Dried Violet · Licorice · Fig · Chalky Mineral

What to Pair

The wine's juicy acidity and firm tannins make it a natural match for rich, savory dishes and bold, salty flavors.

  • Aged, Saltier Cheese with Fig Jam + Almonds
  • BBQ Ribs or Chili (Vegetarian or Non-Veg)

About the Producer

Oszkar is one of the pioneers and driving influences of natural wine in Serbia, and that's not an exaggeration. He's a fourth-generation winemaker whose family moved from Salzburg to this part of Serbia during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in the 19th century, and his oldest Kadarka vines date back to 1880. He farms 15 hectares split between two regions, working the land with horses and without herbicides or pesticides. 

 

What sets him apart from almost every other winemaker I've come across is how he chooses to manage his vines: he leaves them rather wild and "unkempt," as opposed to neatly trellised. His view is that in order to express the terroir, it's better to allow the vines to do as they please. It's a contrarian approach, but it's hard to argue with the results. 

The Details

Varieties: 100% Kékfrankos (Blaufränkisch) 

Type: Red Wine 

Region/Country: Fruška Gora, Serbia 

ABV: 12.3% 

Serving Temp: Lightly chilled. Refrigerate 30 min before serving.

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Why I Chose this Wine

I visited Oszkar's vineyards back in 2022, and what struck me immediately was how different they looked from every other vineyard I'd been to. Most winemakers train their vines into neat, orderly rows. Oszkar lets his run wild, because his belief is that the vine knows better than we do how to express its place.

 

Kékfrankos is also a grape that deserves far more attention than it gets outside of Central Europe. It has this rare ability to be both structured and light on its feet at the same time, and in Oszkar's hands, that quality really sings. 

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