{"product_id":"weingut-gernot-and-heike-heinrich-pinot-freyheit-2023","title":"Weingut Gernot and Heike Heinrich Pinot Freyheit 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Land\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the playful counterpart to Heinrich's serious Leithaberg reds, and it comes from the same Burgenland base on the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. The Pannonian climate here is warm and continental, tempered by the vast shallow lake, and the soils around Gols run to gravel and sand over clay. Those warmer, free-draining sites give Pinot Noir a riper, rounder, more open character than the tense limestone slopes, which is exactly what this wine is after: charm and drinkability rather than weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePinot Noir made in a deliberately free, low-intervention style, which is what the name Freyheit, an old spelling of the German word for freedom, points to. Fermented with native yeasts and made with a light hand, it is a fresh, juicy, translucent red: red cherry, cranberry, raspberry, and a little floral lift, with soft tannins and bright acidity. This is a chillable, gulpable Pinot rather than a brooding one, built for pleasure and early drinking. Open the 2023 young and drink it freely, ideally after a 20-minute chill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGernot and Heike Heinrich farm around 90 hectares in and around Gols, on the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl in Burgenland. They helped put Austrian red wine on the map, then in 2006 converted the entire estate to biodynamic farming, earning Demeter certification and joining the Respekt and Pannobile groups. Their vineyards split between the limestone and schist of the Leithaberg and the gravel of the Parndorf plateau, and in the cellar they work with spontaneous fermentations, indigenous yeasts, large old oak, and increasingly clay amphorae, all aimed at expressing site rather than technique. They are among the most important and most searching producers in Austria today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA light, chillable red that goes with almost anything casual. Pour it with roast chicken, charcuterie and pâté, mushroom pizza, or grilled salmon. The bright fruit and soft tannins make it flexible enough for both white and red meat, and a short chill makes it a natural warm-weather red. Serve lightly chilled.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benny and Zoid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544964141279,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/P7140676.jpg?v=1784093517","url":"https:\/\/danverwinemerchant.com\/products\/weingut-gernot-and-heike-heinrich-pinot-freyheit-2023","provider":"Denver Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}