Balsamia Magnum 2025

One of Christian Tschida’s newest and most distinctive wines: a rosé made entirely from Syrah grown in a single plot of the top-site Eisner vineyard near Purbach. Balsamia is a historical synonym for Syrah, a name Christian chose to evoke the balsamic character of the variety. The vines are over 50 years old, rooted in rocky lacustrine limestone mixed with chunks of quartz.

The fully ripe grapes are harvested by hand and undergo minimal to virtually no pressing, allowing only the finest and most fragrant free-run juice to fill the large oak barrel. There is no maceration at all: the wine’s intense rosé colour, texture and concentration come directly from the ripe Syrah juice itself. Single vineyard, single plot, single barrel.

Raspberry and darker forest berries meet hibiscus, vineyard peach and delicate herbal spice. Juicy yet taut and mineral, with lively structure and a distinctly saline character. A deeper, more structured style of rosé that really benefits from a little air.

Balsamia was produced exclusively in magnum bottles and in extremely limited quantities, making it a true rarity from Tschida’s cellar. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, with no added sulphur.