10°-12°C
Serve at:
Glass type
Jera Befehlhof 2022
BEFVIJEXX
€17.50
Tax included
Fraueler is a wine that surprises, starting already with the name that encompasses so much since Frau means woman. Fraueler is one of the oldest vines in South Tyrol, and Magdalena has decided to enhance it and still keep it in the limelight. In spring the shoots are very fragile and demand gentle treatment. In summer, on the other hand, they grow strongly and do not like to adapt to the row wires.
In the ripening stage the "Fraueler" reveals its "mood"... It either gives a quantity of grapes, more than expected, or instead offers only a few bunches, despite having treated it with care and delicacy.
"Every time we seem to have understood everything about the "Fraueler," it surprises us differently and leaves us speechless. Its unpredictability opens up a secret and irresistible world".
The name "Jera" is a Germanic rune that describes the completion of a cycle. It is the rune of agriculture and good harvest.
Fraueler Jera is delicately floral, fresh and fruity with notes from herbs, very straight on the palate with a very pronounced saline acidity. As it matures, its tension increases and it has many different nuances. It always strongly reflects the vintage.
Befehlhof
"For us Befehlhof is not just a maso, a winery for agricultural production, it is our home, an environment where we introduce our creativity. Each in our own way. We take liberties, we decide on the directions in which we go but, in the end, nature shows us the way."
In the heart of the Venosta Valley, the Schuster family, and especially Magdalena, who now heads the winery management, is committed to creating wines that reflect the terroir they come from, growing only indigenous varieties such as Fraueler, Pinot Blanc Riesling and Pinot Noir.
The vineyards are located at an altitude of 720 meters, and the vines grow on sandy-shale soils. The resulting wines are fruity, mineral and lively, particularly long-lived. Since 2013 vineyards have been managed organically, and from 2022 the wines will also be certified as such.
The winery's philosophy is based on the firm belief that it is nature that chooses the fate of the wines. The environment is constantly changing and it is humans who must adapt to it. The Schuster family is, therefore, always developing, experimenting and continuing to learn about nature itself.
Magdalena's father, Oswald, is in charge of the distillery where grappas and brandies are produced from grapes and fruit typical of the Venosta Valley.
Winery products