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Andreas Tscheppe Styria’s cult maestro extraordinaire

Andreas Tscheppe (photo: Raw Wine Fair)

Styria, the border region of Austria that lies just a hop and a skip from Slovenia, is at the epicentre of some of the most exciting and serious wine action seen in recent years. The world has noticed. And so have we. Andreas Tscheppe is making beautiful examples of natural wine in Styria from a collection of small vineyards, located on beautiful terraces at an altitude of 500 metres, surrounded by thick forests, each of them resembling a garden and invariably bursting with life. Tscheppe’s reverence for nature is eminent. Biodiversity rules in his vineyards. Small clumps of flowers, wild herbs and weeds peek out in between the vine rows. These “gardens” are invigorating places to visit, lush with vegetation and insects. They feel . . organic. Butterflies, dragonflies and beetles are just a few of the creatures you will find while walking through these vines, and they are all represented on the labels of his wines. Andreas Tscheppe is part of the Styrian quintet of vignerons called Schmeck das Leben, or “Taste of Life”. His brother Ewald Tscheppe runs another iconic estate, Weingut Werlitsch, while his brother-in-law Sepp Muster operates his famous eponymous winery. Both are also members of this illustrious, groundbreaking collective whose wines are redefining what Styrian wines are all about. Andreas left his family estate in 2006 to start his own winery together with his wife Elisabeth. The couple works primarily with white wine grapes — Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Gelber Muskateller and Goldmuskateller — some of which are fermented with the skins to produce ageworthy but very pure orange wines. Expectedly, Tscheppe is a consummate biodynamic practitioner. The soil here is quite sparse, dominated by what the locals call opok (rocky clay and silt soils), with lots of stones on the surface. The remarkably high mica content in the soil is believed to be the reason behind the particular graphite scent of Tscheppe’s wines. In the vineyard, he uses copper tools rather than iron ones in order to recharge the energy of his soils, believing that copper has a mutually beneficial relationship with his vines. Harvest is done by hand. Sorting and selection take place in the vineyard. After destemming, the grapes rest for a few hours before the crush. After a gentle pressing the extracted unfiltered grape must is decanted into wooden barrels. Here it ferments entirely by relying on native yeasts. Only a minimal amount of sulphur is added, if at all. The wines spend on average 18–24 months in neutral oak barrels, giving them enough time to integrate with oxygen and come into their own before being bottled. With an annual production of barely 10,000 bottles, there aren’t that many to go around and till today Andreas still conducts his winemaking in a corner of his brother Ewald’s cellar at Weingut Werlitsch. The wines of Andreas Tscheppe are some of the key highlight discoveries we’ve made in recent years; we couldn’t be more elated to add them to our portfolio. These are thrilling wines that pulsate with energy, vinous expressions of the buzzing ecosystem of their origin: beautiful, harmonious and teeming with life. Exploiting the unique features of Southern Styria’s hillside terroir as a palette, under Tscheppe’s uncompromising holistic supervision and impeccable aesthetic, these varieties exhibit heightened aromatics, textural crispness and mouthwatering minerality rarely encountered anywhere else. They reshape our expectations of what a Sauvignon, Muskateller or Chardonnay can taste like. The Sauvignons are gloriously textural and flinty, shying away from the often-caricatured grassy fruit-bomb style; the Muskatellers are aromatic but not overtly floral, electrified by zippy acidity and exotic perfume, making them fine wines capable of serious cellaring; and the Chardonnay is neither buttery nor austere, nimbly marrying exotic graphite perfume with sumptuous minerality. And that iconic label? On each wine Andreas depicts a different insect to show that his garden vineyard is sufficiently wholesome to host all of the fauna essential for the ecosystem to exist in a self-sustaining equilibrium. Meanings and representations aside, they are beautiful and — most certainly — distinctive. Today we are pleased to offer, from our inaugural allocation, select cuvées crafted by this gentle virtuoso Andreas Tscheppe, all fully landed and available. These are truly noble, vibrant produce of nature set to redefine the heights that Styria can attain with their aromatic varietals; scaling heights of purity without ever compromising the requisite finesse of truly fine wines. Orders will be processed subject to remaining availability and final written confirmation. Full settlement is required to confirm orders. No further discount or reservation is allowed. All terms and conditions apply.

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-  OFFER VALID ONLY UNTIL 17 September 2019   -  PRICES ARE QUOTED NETT, no further discount   -  SUBJECT TO FINAL WRITTEN CONFIRMATIOn   -  allocation rules MAY apply

Grüne Libelle (Green Dragonfly) Sauvignon Blanc 2017 S$ 68 / 750 ML 36 bottles Age of vines: 13 years  |  Soil: limestone/opok  |  Sauvignon Blanc Grapes are hand harvested and destemmed. The grapes are pressed to 27 year old barrels where they ferment spontaneously. The wine is racked 3 times and a small amount of sulphur is added during vinification to preserve freshness. The wine rests in the same barrels for 18 months and is bottled unfined and unfiltered. “Green Dragonfly, meanwhile, is bursting with life, an aromatic firework of minerals and herbs. Despite its thickness it is cool and focused with a touch of matchstick reduction giving it an edge. When one tastes his Green Dragonfly one can visualise Andreas Tscheppe in his vineyards hotching with fauna and flora, grasses, weeds, herbs, dragonflies, his eyes darting, alighting on a certain grape bunch, touching, feeling, plucking. This thrilling vitality communicates itself seamlessly into the wines.” Doug Wregg “This translates as ‘green dragonfly’, and it’s fermented in used 500-litre barrels with indigenous yeasts. Amazingly textured, pure and mineral with dense nuts, apples and a bit of spice. There’s a lovely spicy mineral core to this wine as well as a hint of nice reduction. Such a lovely, rounded yet precise wine. Amazing stuff.” Jamie Goode “Spices, flowers, nuts intermingle on the nose. Suggestions of pear skin carry through the palate, which is even more impressive. Lots of assertiveness and finesse, full of vibrancy and juiciness. Clean, textured and irresistibly delicious. There’s understated nobility in here. A world-class Sauvignon.” AC

Schwalbenschwanz (Swallowtail Butterfly) Goldmuskateller 2017 S$ 90 / 750 ML 30 bottles Age of vines: 13 years  |  Soil: limestone/opok  |  Gold Muskateller Grapes are hand harvested and ferment in 225- and 600-litre 13-19 year old barrels where they ferment spontaneously, on the skins for 3 weeks, during which time pigeage is performed to extract tannin and color from the skins. The wine is racked 3 times. The wine rests in the same barrels for 18 months and is bottled unfined and unfiltered and with zero sulphur added. “The Goldmuskateller grape originates in the South Tyrol. Tscheppe brought this grape variety back to Styria and planted it on the Krepskogel. In its youth the strong tannins from the three weeks on skins make this wine taut and tart, which is part of the charm! The flavours play like an orchestra from your nose to your palate, the length is endless, the fruit darting out from the smoky-spicy ensemble.” Doug Wregg “Skin contact white. Lovely fresh, pure grapey, lemony notes with a vivid personality and some spiciness. Dense fruit here.” Jamie Goode “Gorgeously floral with higher-pitched perfume than the Gelber Muskateller. Fuller-bodied yet silkier in texture and equally light, with beguiling notes of currants. Harmonious and sleek. Superbly judged skin-contact here, providing complexity of texture without adding any weight. Kudos and, need I say, yummy.” AC

Hirschkäfer (Stag Beetle) Sauvignon Blanc-Chardonnay 2017 S$ 90 / 750 ML 36 bottles Age of vines: 7-35 years  |  Soil: limestone/opok  |  60% Sauvignon blanc, 40% Chardonnay Grapes are hand harvested and ferment in 600-litre 10-19 year old barrels as whole bunches where they ferment spontaneously, on the skins for up to 5-6 weeks. The wine is racked 2 times. The wine rests in the same barrels for 18 months and is bottled unfined and unfiltered and with zero sulphur added. “Finally, there is Erdfass, or Earth Barrel or Stagbeetle; many names for a stunning wine made predominantly from Sauvignon with a small proportion of Chardonnay. The grapes normally come from Langegg and Czamillonberg. The foundation of this wine is built on the ripe, healthy grapes grown on the bare, poor quality soils.      The grapes are first destemmed and then ferment for a period of two to five weeks in a large wooden cask on the skins. After pressing, the barrel is filled with the wine and buried in the ground over the period of winter (around six months). In spring, the barrel is returned to the cellar where it remains until bottling. After a total maturation time of about twenty-four months, the wine is bottled without filtration, fining and minimal (or zero-added) sulphur.      This is a wine that is close to the earth in every sense. The slow ageing gives it rich depth and almost spicy complexity. The marriage of Sauvignon and Chardonnay is a fine one (we see the same in Sepp Muster’s Erde) and the rocky soils bequeath an intense minerality to the final wine.” Doug Wregg “Sauvignon and Chardonnay fermented for 6 weeks on skins. Then in the winter months the barrel is buried underground to enable the wine to benefit from the strong energy level of the soil. This is structured with nice open pear and peach fruit, together with a bit of spiciness. Nice depth here: serious wine.” Jamie Goode “The most reticent on the nose and the most orange-y of them all. Serious and complex, with spiced pear and peach fruit. Turns a bit floral with extended aeration. Enters minty and carries some tannins to assert its body (not heavy, though). Persistent mineral notes and spices too. Would be fascinating after some cellaring.” AC

TERMS & CONDITIONS Prices are quoted nett in Singapore Dollars (SGD), ex-Singapore, valid until 17 September 2019. No further discount. Prices are for single bottle size (750 ML) unless otherwise specified. Orders will be processed subject to remaining availability and final written confirmation. Allocation rules may apply. Full payment must be made no later than 7 days after invoice date to confirm the order. We reserve the right to redistribute wines ordered not honoured by timely payment or sufficient mutually agreeable notice. This offer is non-transferable and cannot be used in conjunction with other offers and/or promotions. Wines sold are not returnable. Delivery fee is waived for purchases over $500 before GST in a single receipt to a single Singapore address. Otherwise S$25 delivery fee per address applies. Please allow a few days to coordinate collection or delivery. Order(s) are to be collected/delivered within 1 month upon completion of sale. Failure to take delivery / collect goods will result in storage fees being charged to your account.

ARTISAN CELLARS SEPTEMBER 2019 WINE LIST This list outlines a compilation of artisanal wines that we carry. We take pride in the sourcing and provenance of our wines, from the most affordable to the higher ends. As importers, most of our wines come direct from the estates. We are proud to work with the most respected growers from every wine region, each of them representing the very best that their respective appellation is capable of producing. To augment our list, we occasionally include quality wines from only impeccable sources. Regardless of point of origin, we are always committed to shipping and storing them in ideal cellar conditions. Please email us at sales@artisan-cellars.com or call us at +65 6838 0373 to enquire about exact availability of wines, or to find out anything you wish to know about our wines.

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