Maria and Sepp Muster Opok 2023, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Maria and Sepp Muster, natural wine producers from Leutschach in Southern Styria, Austria
Maria and Sepp Muster
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Maria and Sepp Muster Opok 2023

$44.00
Tasting notes

The Opok is clear and bright, with refreshing acidity, minerality and a citrusy mouth of lime and grapefruit, plus notes of elderflower, green apple and mint. The wine is mineral with sea-shell purity, filling the mouth while retaining a stoniness and a hint of reductive smokiness. More info

  • Organic
  • Biodynamic
BodyFruitTanninAcidity
LimeElderflowerFlintMint
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:White Wine
Wine Style:Light Body
Grapes:Sauvignon Blanc, Morillon (Chardonnay), Welschriesling, Weissburgunder, Gelber Muskateller
Farming:Organic and Biodynamic
Vintage:2023
Alcohol:10.5%
Country:Austria
Region:Styria
Appellation:Südsteiermark
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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Maria and Sepp Muster Opok 2023
$44.00

Producer profile

Maria and Sepp Muster

The Muster estate above Leutschach in Southern Styria carries a documented history reaching back to 1727, with vineyard layout plans dated to 1787. Sepp's parents, Theresa and Rudolf Muster, bought the farmland in 1978. Sepp took over from his father in 2000, and together with Maria, sister of Andreas and Ewald Tscheppe of the Werlitsch winery, he committed the estate to a new direction shaped by years spent in India and Australia. The couple farm 10 hectares of estate-owned vineyards. Annual production is approximately 25,000 bottles.

The estate is certified organic and biodynamic, a member of Demeter since 2003. Vineyards sit on steep slopes at an altitude of around 450 metres, planted on Opok, a rocky clay and silt over chalky marl subsoil. Vines range from 25 to 45 years old, while the Opok line draws from younger plantings up to 20 years old. Planted varieties include Sauvignon Blanc, Morillon, Welschriesling, Weissburgunder, Gelber Muskateller and Zweigelt. Yields are held to 4,000 kilograms per hectare, the harvest is manual, and vines are trained on single-wire trellising along chestnut posts.

In the cellar the approach is minimal. Grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed and gently pressed, then fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in neutral clay and oak vats or barrels, including 2,400-litre oval wooden casks. Wines age in neutral wood for 18 to 24 months, with some lines held in a combination of small and 500-litre barrels. Wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without added sulfur. Maria and Sepp Muster carry out most of the work by hand across the steep terrain.

Wine region

Styria, Austria

Südsteiermark sits in the far south of Austria, stretching from Leibnitz toward the Slovenian border, which it follows for several kilometres. It is the largest of Styria's three DAC zones, covering around 2,563 hectares and accounting for roughly 55 percent of Steiermark output. Vineyards climb steep slopes with gradients reaching up to 42 degrees, and in Kitzeck-Sausal exceeding 100 percent, at elevations from 250 to 550 metres. The defining soil is Opok, a marl formation laid down by the ancient Paratethys sea between 18 and 15 million years ago, alongside shell limestone, slate, clay and sand. A climate blending Adriatic rain, Pannonian warmth and cool Alpine nights extends the growing season and preserves aromatic freshness.

Südsteiermark received DAC status in 2018, requiring dry wines with a maximum of 4 grams per litre residual sugar and mandatory hand harvesting. Permitted varieties include Sauvignon Blanc, Welschriesling, Weissburgunder, Morillon, Grauburgunder, Riesling, Gelber Muskateller and Traminer, as single wines or blends carrying up to 15 percent other grapes. The classification runs through three tiers: Gebietswein at regional level, Ortswein from five villages of Kitzeck-Sausal, Eichberg, Leutschach, Gamlitz and Ehrenhausen, and single-vineyard Riedenwein, with a Reserve designation for longer aging. Welschriesling is the most planted grape while Sauvignon Blanc holds about one quarter of the area and yields the most regarded wines. Maria and Sepp Muster farm above the village of Leutschach, one of the five designated village areas.

Frequently asked question

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

Signature on delivery is mandatory for wine deliveries. Please make sure someone is at the shipping address to sign for the package.

If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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