Everything for a Living Wine
From organic pioneer to biodynamics and spontaneous fermentation
The Weingut in der Eben in Cardano was one of the first estate wineries
to have been operated organically. As a pioneer at that time, Johannes
Plattner moved forward, and his son Urban not only follows his father’s
path today, but pushes ahead himself: with biodynamic management and “living wines”.
The
Weingut in der Eben estate winery on the plain in Cardano has been in
the possession of the Plattner family since 1982, and the grapes from
three hectares of vineyards have been cultivated since 1996. It is
Johannes Plattner who is to be thanked for these steps, although his son
Urban has been at the controls since 2011. He converted the growing
operation to biodynamic cultivation. Through the sowing of grasses and
herbs, he promotes the diversity of species in the vineyard and thus
also the beneficial insects which, in conjunction with prudent leaf care
and selective harvesting, provides for healthy grapes.
Not only has Urban Plattnercontinued developing the method of management, he has also
fundamentally changed the style of the wines of the Weingut in der Eben.
Thus from Schiava, Pinot Noir, Malvasia, Merlot, Lagrein, and
Sauvignon Blanc, wines of a completely particular type come into
existence, “living wines” as Plattner calls them. He
goes on to explain, “I allow my wines to ferment spontaneously and age
them for a very long time in large wooden barrels because only with
time, patience, hardly any sulfur, and the correct sensitivity do they
take on the depth that I wish them to have.”
In the end, another
part of the particular drinking experience is that all of the wines
from the estate winery on the plain in Cardano come to the market
unfiltered. In fact, as living wines.
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