Moric - Neckenmarkt Alte Reben

Roland Velich focust zich aan de andere kant van het Mittelmeer in Burgenland op unieke Blaufrankisch. Roland vinifieert Blaufränkisch zoals de abolute topwijnmakers in Bourgogne. De Zwitserse Master of Wine Schwander schrijft: '...Dan aber ist es schwierig zu zagen, welcher wein der besser ist: Moric oder der Echezeaux 2001 der Domaine de la Romanee Conti.' ...

The Wine Advocate - David Schildknecht ; Rolland Velich is no longer working with his brother Heinz at the family estate in Apetlon, but is pursuing his own dream, working with old vines in the heart of "Blaufrankisch country" - Mittelburgenland, specifically Lutzmannsburg and Neckenmark. (Only his winery is located in Grosshoflein.) His are wines in a style you will not encounter anywhere else in Austria: Blaufrankisch vinified as if it were Grand Cru Burgundy, and from hillsides (including terraces) and pre-clonal vines the like of which you will not find being cultivated in most of Mittelburgenland. One sip is an Oz experience (and I don't mean Aussie, mates!). From his dreams, to his vines, to his vinification, to his retro label, Velich is in a world of his own. He calls his project "Blaufrankisch Unplugged" (and Moric - the derivation of which I shall explain another time - is pronounced like "Moritz").