~VINEYARDS~

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We currently cultivate two hectares of vineyards ranging from 10 to 60 years old. To ensure both diversity and production stability, we also source up to 25% of our grapes from neighbouring vine growers through long-term partnerships. This approach enables us to work with a diverse mosaic of vineyard sites across the cadastral areas of Polešovice, Syrovín, Boršice, and Nedakonice, allowing us to craft wines with distinct characteristics – even when using the same grape variety.

The average annual temperature in the area is approximately 9 °C, with annual rainfall of only around 550 mm, placing it among the exceptionally dry and challenging regions for vine growth and yield. Consequently, plants produce fewer grapes with lower weight, looser bunches, and smaller berries throughout the growing season. These factors greatly influence the taste and aroma of the resulting wines. The cooler ripening temperatures cause acidity to decrease gradually, preserving a balanced freshness despite the limited rainfall.

The gently rolling landscape at the foot of the Chřiby Mountains offers diverse slope orientations, predominantly facing south and southeast. These exposures ensure optimal sunlight – particularly important for late-ripening varieties like Riesling.

The remarkable diversity of natural habitats in this relatively compact area is largely driven by differences in altitude. Over 420 meters separate the floodplains of the Lower Morava Valley from the mountain peaks. This elevation contrast has played a key role, among other factors, in shaping the local soils.

At lower altitudes, clayey, marly, or gravelly soils prevail, especially near streams and rivers. Higher up, soil types vary depending on soil-forming agents. During the Pleistocene ice ages, strong winds deposited layers of sand, calcareous loess, and loess loam. Meanwhile, soils formed from sandstone, claystone, marl, and conglomerates developed over millions of years through sedimentation and gradual compaction of particles from an ancient sea that once covered the region.