Rennerundsistas

Burgenland
Austria
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Rennerundsistas

Burgenland
Austria
Austria
PRODUCER
Stefanie, Susanne, and Georg Renner
ESTABLISHED
1988
FARMING PRACTICE
Biodynamic, Organic
REGION
Burgenland
Austria
CITY / VILLAGE
CLIMATE
Continental
ELEVATION
SIZE

About

Renner und Sistas is a third-generation vinegrower and winemaking family in Burgenland, in the village of Gols. In 1988, parents Birgit and Helmuth started the winery using their family vineyard land; as of 2015, their daughters Stefanie and Susanne took the reigns on the process. Little brother Georg joined the winery in 2020, so all siblings now work together. Stefanie very much spearheads the winemaking at the winery, however: it is her endless, infectious energy and curiosity that guides the interpretation of fruit for her family’s 12 ha of estate vineyards. We’re big fans.

Farming at Renner und Sistas is organic and biodynamic (fully certified by Demeter in 2018). Otherwise, the practices are gentle: soft pruning, a focus on biodiversity in the use of cover crops, and always manual harvest (for which Stefanie and Georg are actually present). In vinifying, Stefanie experiments with élevage each year for each cuvée; there is no ‘recipe’ for any wine. Although each wine in the lineup is typically made each vintage, Stefanie tweaks techniques, fermentations, etc. based on how the fruit comes in each year. Profiles of wines will change as a result, based on this chef-in-the-kitchen experimenting she initiates each vintage.

Generally, the wines are always given time for aging, usually in a mix of oak and clay amphora. No filtration, no fining. The preference is for use of fine lees as a protective agent instead of SO2 as preservative. As such, sulfur additions shift and are only done occasionally (between 2-20 mg/l added during vinification to certain barrels).

The Renner siblings’ wines speak of the windswept climate from which they hail, the calming influence of the nearby Lake Neusiedl, and their dedicated and attentive farming. We’re thrilled about the caliber of the wines themselves: suffused with light, delicate in tone, but with lots of playful fruit and forward expression. Don’t miss them!

Products

White Blend 'Intergalactic'

TYPE
Still / White
VARIETAL
Grüner Veltliner, Gewürztraminer, Muskat Ottonel, Chardonnay
FARMING PRACTICE
Biodynamic Organic
DETAILS

Biodynamic, Organic, No SO2 Added. 20% Welschriesling, 20% Chardonnay, 20% Grüner Veltliner, 20% Muskat Ottonel, 20% Weissburgunder. Three-quarters of this blend is macerated on the skins, a quarter is direct press. All of the varieties fermented separately in a small, open-top stainless steel fermenter, with the exception of the Muskat Ottonel, which was fermented in amphora. After fermentation, each variety was pressed direct into used barrel and amphorae. Unfined, unfiltered, less than 2 g/l SO2 added during racking. Stefanie shares: “Intergalactic is supposed to be our playful, entry-level white – sort of like the Superglitzer is for our reds. It is a mix of our young white vines, a bit floral and aromatic.” For us, ‘Intergalactic’ is a kaleidoscopic, snazzy, super charming Burgenland white wine.

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Chardonnay

TYPE
Still / White
VARIETAL
Chardonnay
FARMING PRACTICE
Biodynamic Organic
DETAILS

Biodynamic, Organic, No SO2 Added. 100% Chardonnay. This parcel of vines was planted in 1992 on gravel, sand, and clay soils. 50% whole cluster fermented on skins for seven days; 50% whole cluster direct-pressed into used 228L barrels for ferment. It spent ten months on the lees afterward. Unfined, unfiltered, zero SO2 added. This wine is reminiscent of a village-level Burgundy that’s chillier, lighter, and hasn’t been forced into oaky oblivion. Soft, fine, and persistent: a lovely iteration of the cooler-climate side of Burgenland. In 2022, the vintage was exceedingly hot and dry in Burgenland, meaning this release has a touch more extraction and power than others you might see from the Renner family, but the siblings made extra efforts to retain freshness and lift for wines from this year.

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Red Blend 'Superglitzer'

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
St. Laurent, Zweigelt, Rösler
FARMING PRACTICE
Biodynamic Organic
DETAILS

Biodynamic, Organic, No SO2 Added. 35% Sankt Laurent, 45% Zweigelt, 15% Rösler (a red-fleshed or teinturier variety), 5% Blaufränkisch. Fruit was pressed 40% whole-cluster and 40% destemmed, then fermented on skins for seven days. 20% of the blend was whole-cluster direct press. The blend then spent six months on lees in different types of used oak vessels, and four months in stainless steel tanks to come together. The grapes for this blend come from two different vineyard sites, one planted in 1964 and one in 2009, both on sand, clay, and gravel soils. Unfined, unfiltered, less than 2 g/l SO2 added at bottling. Superglitzer is a joyful, medium-bodied red, bright and snappy with purple and blue fruits and a clear graphite minerality. Give it a chill!

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White Blend "Waiting for Tom'

TYPE
Still / White
VARIETAL
Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc
FARMING PRACTICE
Biodynamic Organic
DETAILS

Biodynamic, Organic, No SO2 Added. 70% Weissburgunder, 30% Chardonnay. Half the grapes saw a two-day maceration, giving off almost no tannin from the skins. Stefanie shares that 2019 is an exceptional vintage for this wine, as they included their very best parcel of Weissburgunder in this year’s blend.

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Rose 'Waiting for Tom'

TYPE
Still / Rosé
VARIETAL
Zweigelt, Blaufrankisch
FARMING PRACTICE
Biodynamic Organic
DETAILS

70% Zweigelt, 30% Blaufränkisch. Macerated for 12 hours; then both varieties were direct pressed off together as 70% whole bunches, into a mix of used French 225L neutral barrels and 1200L neutral Austrian füders, as well as one 1000L clay amphora. One of the best wines vintage to vintage at the domaine—not a rosé to be taken lightly.

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Pet Nat 'In A Hell Mood'

TYPE
Sparkling / White
VARIETAL
Sankt Laurent
FARMING PRACTICE
Biodynamic Organic
DETAILS

Biodynamic, Organic, No SO2 Added. 100% Sankt Laurent. Taken from vineyard parcel 'Obere Heide,' planted in 2017 on clay and sandy soils with chalky pockets. 100% whole cluster. Named for Stefanie and Georg’s father, Helmut. Fun boy bubbles, the only zero-zero wine of the lineup.

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Red 'Waiting for Tom'

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Pinot Noir, Blaufränkisch, St. Laurent
FARMING PRACTICE
Biodynamic Organic
DETAILS

55% Zweigelt, 30% Pinot Noir, 15% Blaufränkisch. Hand-harvested from three separate vineyard parcels planted in 1999 and 2009 on a mix of clay and sandy soils. WFT Rot is always the cuvée that shows best with time—it is in an expressive and elegant spot right now.

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Welschriesling

TYPE
Still / White
VARIETAL
Welschriesling
FARMING PRACTICE
Biodynamic Organic
DETAILS

Biodynamic, Organic, No SO2 Added. 100% Welschriesling. Taken from one very very small vineyard parcel planted in 2001 called 'Gehbühl,' on warm sandy soil with a bit of clay and loess. Welschriesling is a super special variety that used to be much more common in central Europe, a nod to Hungarian heritage in Burgenland. Highly aromatic but also a high- acid, it can render complex wines if the fruit is handled kindly. In general, this is Stefanie’s love letter to the variety. In 2022, the vintage was exceedingly hot and dry in Burgenland, meaning this release has a touch more extraction and power than others you might see from the Renner family, but the siblings made extra efforts to retain freshness and lift for wines from this year.

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Blaufrankisch

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Blaufrankish
FARMING PRACTICE
Biodynamic Organic
DETAILS

Biodynamic, Organic, No SO2 Added. 100% Blaufränkisch. Stefanie says, ‘Everybody loves King Blaufränkisch, but we only bottle him separately when we see him in an excellent year.’ This wine is proof of the nobility of the grape in this climate and place. A cellar release just for Coeur!

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Pinot Noir

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Pinot Noir
FARMING PRACTICE
Biodynamic Organic
DETAILS

Biodynamic, Organic, No SO2 Added. 'Pin-Oh!' is taken from one small vineyard that was planted in 2017 by Stefanie Renner and her family. The cuvée name is drawn from the actual vineyard name of the Pinot Noir site near Gols, where the Renner family works, called 'Oberheide'--the abbreviation for the vineyard is OH, hence, Pin-OH. (Officially, the family isn't allowed to use the vineyard name due to appellation regulations.) Two passes were done for harvest, one earlier and one later. The fruit was fermented all whole-cluster, on the skins for three-four days; it then was pressed and went into 500L barrels. Élevage was seven months; clarification happened via gravity, not filtration. The barrels were blended and bottled in late spring of '22, zero SO2 added. Ethereal, delicate, layered and refined. In 2022, the vintage was exceedingly hot and dry in Burgenland, meaning this release has a touch more extraction and power than others you might see from the Renner family, but the siblings made extra efforts to retain freshness and lift for wines from this year.

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Gewurz

TYPE
Still / White
VARIETAL
Gewürztraminer, Grauburgunder
FARMING PRACTICE
Biodynamic Organic
DETAILS

Biodynamic, Organic, No SO2 Added. 58% Gewürztraminer, 42% Grauburgunder. Hand picked and made from biodynamic grapes from vines planted in 2017 on Obere Heide with clay and sand soil and partial chalk pockets. 100% whole bunch fermented. 2-5 days on skins. Indigenous yeast fermentation. 6 months on lees in 225l used oak and clay amphora. In 2022, the vintage was exceedingly hot and dry in Burgenland, meaning this release has a touch more extraction and power than others you might see from the Renner family, but the siblings made extra efforts to retain freshness and lift for wines from this year.

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Zweigelt

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Zweigelt
FARMING PRACTICE
Biodynamic Organic
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