Milan Nestarec - Youngster Rose 2021

“Milan Nestarec is not a winery. Nestarec is ideas that just happen to be represented through wine,” reads one of the first lines on this Moravian prodigy’s captivating website. It is a fitting description: first, because the sheer diversity and dynamism of Nestarec cuvées reflect the centrifuge in his head (“my colleagues must sometimes hate me and my constant chorus of “can’t we do it better / differently?” he admits with a chuckle). Secondly, because there’s a gradual development of Nestarec wines towards more precision and “essence over style”, which absolutely reflects the winemaker’s personal journey – and it’s quite a fascinating story to follow. (And drink.)”

All the grapes are hand-harvested and processed together from the beginning. Once pressed, the juice ferments spontaneously in stainless steel tanks where it remained until May 2022. The wine was bottled unfiltered, unfined, and with zero sulfur added.

Personality: lovely structure and youthful acidity and fruit with herbaceous notes, a wonderful everyday drinking wine reflecting Milan’s terroir!  

Producer: Milan Nestarec
Varietal: Saint Laurent, Zweigelt, Pinot Noir, macerated together overnight
Country: Czech Republic
Region: Moravia
Farming: Organic, Zero Sulphur