Judith Beck, Pet Nat Bambule!

Judith Beck Pet Nat Bambule is a sparkling wine made the ancestral way. No yeast, no dosage, no second fermentation, just pure grape juice from the vineyard. The grapes for pet nat are whole bunch pressed, then fermentation starts and the wine is bottled when there is still residual sugar left. The fermentation finishes in the bottle which gives the wine its natural perlage. After a period of aging each bottle is disgorged by hand. Grape varieties are a blend of 70% Muskat Ottonel (a 19th century crossing produced in the Loire from Chasselas and Muscat de Saumur), 30% Neuburger. WEINGUT JUDITH BECK, GOLS, Burgenland Biodynamic, Natural Judith Beck’s winery is run as a family business. Since 1976 the area under vine increased from 5 to 15 ha. Most of the vineyards are situated at the Wagram of the Parndorfer Plate, the most important site of the region. And from 2007 Judith has produced wines in accordance with biodynamic principles. The winery is housed in an impressive airy new building in the middle of the vineyards from Gols. Now the emphasis is on refining the style whilst capturing the potential of the grapes. Judith is passionate about the traditional red wine varieties: Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent. Judith is an impressively calm, thoughtful person and that sense of relaxation seems to transmit itself into her wines, which possess a lightness of touch not always apparent in this region.