Dluhe Grefty
Long Rows of Real Dedication
Quick Facts:
Location: the village of Mutěnice, Moravia, Czech Republic
Owner & Winemaker: Jaroslav Tesařík and his family
Vineyard Area: 2.5 hectares, mostly old vines across 8 different plots (yup, a lot of work on tiny noodles of land)
Vineyard Management: practicing organic
Soils: Loess, clay
Main Varieties: The Central-European bunch (Muller-Thurgau, Neuburger, St. Laurent, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Zweigelt) with some Pinot Blanc & Noir
Winemaking: Manual harvest, spontaneous fermentation only, white grapes usually get some skin contact. Old neutral barrels. No fining, no filtration, little to no sulfur at bottling. Sparkling wines made as pet-nats.
Annual production (approx.): 10,000 bottles
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Dluhe Grefty (Dluhe – long, greft – a word from an old dialect in Mutěnice meaning “vineyard row”) is the name that Jaroslav Tesarik, a full-time IT engineer, chose for his passion winemaking project. Together with his wife and 4 small kids, they are taking care of narrow strips of mostly old vines (up to 80 years old) scattered across Mutěnice – a lot of work fueled by his mission of “finding the Mutěnice terroir!”
The beautiful, comics-like labels are the work of Jaroslav’s friend and are inspired by his beautiful wife Pavlína (or their kids) and the traditional Moravian folk motives. Jaroslav is a big lover of his village’s traditions and you can find these gracious and colorful floral patterns also on his family house and cellar.
Enjoy a quick introduction story on Jaroslav and his wines
Alba Mixtura — Back to the top
Varieties: white field blend based on Pinot Blanc
Vineyard: Loess, clay. Farmed organically by Jaroslav himself.
Making of: The grapes are hand-picked, destemmed and direct-pressed. Fermented spontaneously and aged in old oak barrels (225 / 400 L), until the next harvest. Zero sulfur added, unfined and unfiltered.
Personality: a lovely refreshing white wine with notes of flowers, citrus fruit and honeysuckle, with an enticing fresh finish. Easy to finish the bottle in no time!
Alba Terra — Back to the top
Varieties: blend of Müller-Thurgau and Neuburger
Vineyard: Loess, clay. Farmed organically by Jaroslav himself.
Vinification Method: The grapes are destemmed and pressed. The juice is fermented with the skins for 4 days, then the skins are removed, in 225 liter used oak barrels. Zero sulfur added, unfined and unfiltered.
Alba Rosales Skin Contact — Back to the top
Varieties: blend based on Gewurztraminer
Vineyard: Loess, clay. Farmed organically by Jaroslav himself.
Vinification Method: The grapes are destemmed and pressed. The juice is fermented with the skins for 3 weeks, then the skins are removed, in 225 liter used oak barrels. Zero sulfur added, unfined and unfiltered.
Rubra Mixtura — Back to the top
Varieties: field blend of red grapes
Vineyard: Loess, clay. Farmed organically by Jaroslav himself.
Vinification method: The grapes are hand-picked and destemmed. Foot stomped together and fermented in old oak barrels for two weeks. Aged in old oak barrels (225 / 400 L), until the next harvest. Zero sulfur added, unfined and unfiltered.
Personality: juicy and glouglou red with nice spicy & fresh finish, best served slightly chilled.
Rosa Mixtura — Back to the top
Varieties: blend of red grapes, based on St. Laurent
Vineyard: Loess, clay. Farmed organically by Jaroslav himself.
Vinification method: The grapes are hand-picked and pressed directly. Fermented spontaneously and then aged in old oak barrels (225 / 400 L), until the next harvest. Zero sulfur added, unfined and unfiltered.
Personality: succulent! Friendly, easy-going rosé full of juicy red, blue and black berries, with refreshingly zippy finish that invites you for yet another sip.
Helena Pet-Nat — Back to the top
Varieties: Saint Laurent (Svatovavřinecké), Zweigelt, Frankovka
Vineyard: Loess, clay. Farmed organically by Jaroslav himself.
Vinification method: The grapes are handpicked, directly pressed, shortly spontaneously fermented and the wine is then bottled under crowncaps while still fermenting. Zero sulfur added, unfined, unfiltered, undisgorged.
Personality: named after one of the winemaker’s daughters and just as happy-go-lucky. Joyful, fruity rosé with a slight fizz and immense drinkability.
Rufus — Back to the top
Rufus comes from Latin “red-headed”, a fitting name for this red-white coferment, traditionally called “ryšák” aka ginger in Czech!
Varieties: Fieldblend of old vineyards – a mix of many red and white grapes including Riesling, Blaufrankisch, Pinot Blanc and a lot of unknown
Vineyard: Loess, clay. Farmed organically by Jaroslav himself.
Vinification method: The grapes are hand-picked and destemmed. Foot stomped together and fermented in old oak barrels for two weeks. Aged in old oak barrels (225 / 400 L), until the next harvest. Zero sulfur added, unfined and unfiltered.
Personality: an unclassifiable idiosyncratic and delicious wine full of fresh berries and spicy notes.