Milan Nestarec Bêl 2024 (1L)

The 2024 vintage was impacted by spring frosts right from the start, resulting in a smaller yield and an occasional uneven ripening. During flowering, there was a period of rain followed by a long period of drought and extreme temperatures. This contributed to an unusually early harvest, beginning mid-August – the harvest was done mid-September, by the time we’d normally start. Thanks to careful vineyard and canopy management and quick pickers – shout out to these hardbodies who managed to do it in temperatures reaching high-30s day after day – we managed to get grapes with relatively low potential alcohol but good extract. We worked quickly, I bet mostly on pressing whole bunches, and the wines ultimately proved my hunch right, the wines are delicate, but well-structured.


Grape varieties Gruner Veltliner, Welschriesling, Muller Thurgau
Region Moravia
Subregion Velkopavlovická
Village Velké Bílovice & Moravský Žižkov
Vineyard Blend of different plots
Aspect South-west and south-east
Average altitude 205–260m ASL
Slope 5–15%
Soil Loess
Farming Organic (certified by ABCERT)
Age of vines 7–23 years old
Vineyard size 4 ha
Training system Guyot
Density of plantation 2.2 × 1.0 m and 2.0 × 0.9 m Yield 38 hl/ha
Harvest August 22–23, 2024
Vinification Whole bunch direct press
Pressing Slow and gentle, 0.25 bar maximum
Fermentation Spontaneous, stainless steel and wood
Aging Stainless steel + wood
Fining No
Filtration No
Sulfur addition 5 ppm before bottling
Bottling April 2025
ABV 12.0%
Acids 6.2 g/l
Residual sugar 0.1 g/l
Closure Crown cap
Serving temperature 11–12 °C