AEIOU 2025 is a natural wine crafted by Christian Tschida, in the Burgenland region in Austria. This white wine is made with Chardonnay grapes, which are taken from a very special plot in his Leithaberg vineyards and grown with a double root stock system whereby the vines fight for nutrients, resulting in a higher quality but lower yield.
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AEIOU Chardonnay, special plot
This parcel is really quite special and beautiful too. The row starts at
115m altitude and rises up to 240m. There are different topsoils throughout, and walking up the hill, you really do see the changes from Limestone at the bottom, to Schist and then Quartz later at the top. A forest at the highest point helps keep the climate cooler with the wind flowing down towards the lake Neusiedel, so this is the highest point that there can be on the slope, which means the grapes retain acidity and freshness.
A.E.I.O.U. – "Loved by some who know, loathed by others" (Christian Tschida)
Tasting note of 2025: Quite frankly, this harder to find, prized Christian Tschida wine A.E.I.O.U is an absolute revelation. Crisp and fresh and yet so complex, somewhat herbal and truly special. Lots of stone fruit, vibrant acidity, soft smokey touches, mineralic edges and a malolactic edge plus tension on the palate too. Such a fantastic, fresh wine with complexity and depth!
Winemaker's Note
Winemaker’s note: Single vineyard, single barrel. The brilliance of a single Chardonnay-plot from a lustrous vintage, planted on rare schist rock in double sticks. The direct and extreme competition of the two vines grown side by side, closely together like twins, forces them to root into deeper layers of the soil in the endeavour to find water and nutrients and to pick up loads of minerals. The yield of both twin-vines together compares to only one regularly planted vine. The smaller and loose-hanging grapes are full of concentrated aroma and balanced acidity and guarantee minerality and freshness at a high level of ripeness. A.E.I.O.U. – Loved by some who know, loathed by others
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay
Vineyard: Single vineyard, schist
Making of: Grapes are hand-harvested and gently pressed with the power of a
handshake. Aged in a single big barrel. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, without
added sulfur
