The wine is made by Lukas van Loggerenberg, and we are thrilled with what he has done. The 2022 was picked on March 19th. Lukas fermented with approximately 20% stems and maceration lasted three weeks. Elevage was in used 300L French oak barrels, and the wine was bottled in December 2022. Only 1700 bottles were produced.
For the label, we took inspiration from the meaning of Ex Animo: from the heart. The label is based on an artwork called ‘new wine’ by Lenka Kuhn that we had commissioned in 2018. It is a line drawing depicting an anatomical human heart using elements of vines.
To reflect that the vineyard is young and maturing, we have planned an evolution of the label for the first five vintages. We will add small components of the label every year culminating in the final version from the 2026 vintage onwards.
