Rugged Heart 2023 Weingut Tauss protecting it from excess oxidation

protecting it from excess oxidation

and kept on skins in stainless steel for 30 days

the 2024 vintage is what Banele calls “splashy”—a vibrant

As the team says

A dry natural red wine with berry fruit flavors

Rugged Heart 2023 Weingut Tauss protecting it from excess oxidationA wine with dirt under its nails and heart on its sleeve. Born from a chance vineyard discovery on the way to a square dance (yes, really), Rugged Heart is what happens when fate, farming, and deep friendship collide. Co farmed with the legendary Larry Makjavich on a plot thats pure Santa Cruz grit and grace, this wine is a love letter to the land and the people who tend it. Made with minimal intervention and maximum feeling. Its soulful, layered, and