Vino Gross Hišno Vino - 2022

Michael Gross is my kind of winemaker. He’ll never follow strict procedures to make his wines. He’ll improvise according to the conditions of each vintage. Hisno Vino (translated as “House Wine”) is his experimental series. Rather than noting the vintage, he notes the “volume” (#3 in this case). The current edition contains 10% of white Furmint to the red blend which gives the wine easy soft edges. The wine leans towards savory with dried herbs, smoke, and salt. Subdued fruit flavors of black cherries and plums appear as well. A tickle of residual gas adds to its freshness and liveliness. Like all my favorite vignerons, Gross farms organically and is non interventionist in the cellar. Michael is the 5th generation of his Austrian family to produce wine. About 10 years ago, he built Vinos Gross, on the Slovenian side of the border.