Pittnauer Perfect Day Orange Wine Blend Sauvy B Chard Muskat Austria 750ml

60% Muskat Ottonel, 20% Sauvignon Blanc, 10% Grüner Veltliner, 5% Traminer, 5% Sämling

Burgenland, Austria

Perfect Day is inspired by Lou Reed's song of the same name, in which the simple pleasures of life are summed up in a perfect day. Our aim is to make a wine that could accompany such a day or make it such. 

Traditional varieties from our region form the basis for Perfect Day: Muskat Ottonel,
Sauvignon blanc, Grüner Veltliner, Traminer, Sämling. For the 2022 vintage, all varieties
were harvested separately and then vinified separately but in the same way - that is, they remained in contact with their skins for a fortnight and fermented spontaneously in open vats for a fortnight before we filled them into 500-litre oak barrels.
The meteorological conditions in 2022 gave us no reason to complain. The rather low rainfall was no problem thanks to our well-supplied soils. Nevertheless, we welcomed the rain shortly before the harvest, as it revitalised the vines and grapes before the upcoming harvest weeks. All four grape varieties were matured for more than half a year in used barriques on the full lees and only brought together shortly before bottling. The Perfect Day was neither filtered nor sulphurised.

Perfect Day is balanced, light-footed and aromatically broad. It spans an aromatic arc with hints of peaches, grapefruit, orange blossom and herbs. All this is underpinned by a fine minerality. The texture is full-bodied and soft, the acidity present but never overpowering, the tannin crumbly and delicate. Towards the palate, the wine tightens up and becomes increasingly focused. The finish is long, refreshing and complex.