Orange · Burgenland, Austria · 2021
Christian Tschida
Quince · beeswax · saline
Forty days on the skins — but there's so much structure under it that it doesn't read as orange-for-its-own-sake. Quince and beeswax up front, saline length, a real hum at the finish.
About the producer
Tschida farms a small parcel above Lake Neusiedl. He picks late, presses slow, and bottles unfiltered. Birdscape sells out at the cellar door in October — we're lucky to have a case a year.