2017 Johannes Zillinger St. Laurent 'Reflexion'

Price: $27Region: Niederösterreich < Austria Grapes: St. LaurentVineyard/Cellar Stats: Demeter certified biodynamic farming; 97-year-old vineyard on loess and lime sandstone soils; fermentation occurs in open vats, with slow and gentle pressing, followed by 18 months in used acacia and oak barrels (no new oak); bottled unfined/unfiltered with zero added So2; 333 cases; 12% ABVWinemaker: Johannes Zillinger Johannes Zillinger learned early on from his father about the importance of organic winemaking, about viewing the vineyard as a habitat and protecting the environment instead of poisoning it. His father Hans turned to organic viticulture in 1983, two years before the Austrian Anti-freeze Scandal, and was one of its pioneers in Austria.  When Johannes took over the 350-year-old winery in 2013, he transitioned to biodynamic farming in a big way -- he even grows his own herbs for tea tinctures to use as treatments.  So, what the hell is Saint Laurent? Good question. No one really kno