Milan Nestarec, "Ruz" 2024

NOTES - "The 2024 vintage was impacted by spring frosts right from the start, resulting in a smaller yield and an occasional uneven ripening. During flowering, there was a period of rain followed by a long period of drought and extreme temperatures. This contributed to an unusually early harvest, beginning mid-August – the harvest was done mid-September, by the time we’d normally start. Thanks to careful vineyard and canopy management and quick pickers – shout out to these hardbodies who managed to do it in temperatures reaching high-30s day after day – we managed to get grapes with relatively low potential alcohol but good extract. We worked quickly, I bet mostly on pressing whole bunches, and the wines ultimately proved my hunch right, the wines are delicate, but well-structured.

Pink pal of our beloved Běl, Okr and Nach, to make our liter-bottle rainbow complete. The name is once again a simple description of its colour, since “růžová” means pink in Czech. I enjoy making a rosé this easy, fresh, uncomplicated... “paysan” in the best way. And Růž is exactly that. A prime raw material in humble disguise, featuring a lot of my beloved Blaufrankisch, our signature red grape. Definitely “high value for money” that will make you feel something, as the claim, originally referring to Luis Barragán’s architecture, suggests. Brand new label by our designer Klára Zápotocká  (desetdeka.design) that emphasises the wine’s simplicity, purity and everyday vibe."