Strekov 1075 | Wines of Slovakia
Strekov 1075 is a natural wine project run by Hungarian Zsolt Suto, who with his team from a tiny Slovakian village (called Strekov) cultivate 12 hectares of vineyards in a very ecologically responsible manner.
With a holistic approach and lots of attention given in the cellar and without any added sulphites, many other natural wines producers in Eastern Europe have looked to Strekov 1075 in Slovakia for guidance. Popular wines include Fred, Creme and Porta - his prized Assemblage of Welschriesling and Grüner Veltliner with skin contact maceration. WE LOVE THESE WINES! READ MORE on the wines of Strekov 1075 below.
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The Land of Don Zsolt - Owner of Strekov 1075
Visiting Strekov 1075 in Slovakia is an inspiring visit. Owner Zsolt Suto is a philosophical man, talking slowly with each serious sentence of his giving you food for thought. We say serious, because he’s also a jolly, funny chap who you at once feel at ease with. Firmly set in his chemical-free & holistic principles, as many of the producers on MORE Natural Wine are, somehow Zsolt seems for us to be even more connected in creating a harmonious biodiversity for his vineyard, from animals & vines, even to the people being a part of that ecosystem - of which much of the village actually help tend the vines.
Set behind the only shop in the village (a basic supermarket), Zsolt’s cellar is his place of refuge. Assemblage cuvees (multiple vintage blends) like his popular wine Porta are decided by Zsolt alone by himself, and bottled only when the Lunar calendar predicts the least amount of gravitational movement, as to not disturb the wines energy. Recently, Zsolt has been exploring the idea of using drones to spray his protective nettle tea formula onto vines, so to avoid using a tractor which can bother the vines leaves when moving between rows.
Set behind the only shop in the village (a basic supermarket), Zsolt’s cellar is his place of refuge. Assemblage cuvees (multiple vintage blends) like his popular wine Porta are decided by Zsolt alone by himself, and bottled only when the Lunar calendar predicts the least amount of gravitational movement, as to not disturb the wines energy. Recently, Zsolt has been exploring the idea of using drones to spray his protective nettle tea formula onto vines, so to avoid using a tractor which can bother the vines leaves when moving between rows.
Amazing wines with depth and character
Strekov 1075 wines are some of our favourite, often with an underlying ‘earthiness’ to the reds and a refreshing yet creamy roundness to the whites. This year, his BOB wine is a 2022 Nouveau, called Bob after his Donkey… whose full name is Robert Parker!