Adi Holzer was born in Stockerau near Vienna in 1936 and finished his studies at the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna in 1960. He is married to a Dane and has lived in Denmark since 1962. He has strongly marked several churches, public buildings, and institutions in his commissions in Denmark, Germany, and Austria.
In Denmark - in the past decenniums - many artists have avoided the biblical sources as a starting point for their artistic expressions in the churches. This has led to an engaged debate on whether Christ was being displaced from the church when contemporary artists were to perform commissions for the clerical authorities. Adi Holzer dared to oppose this widespread tendency. He has a solid basis in biblical literature and was able - in his characteristic strong imagery - to create a figurative expression, which can be dramatic or meditative, but never luscious or indifferent.
The coloristic power is a determining factor in Adi Holzer's art, he masters the difficult balance between the coloristic strength and the colored variegation in his richly varied palette. Holzer's world of pictures is highly life confirmatory.
A popular theme in his picture world is found in the world of the artiste. Here the clown is an important figure. The clown as a symbol - with one laughing eye and one crying eye. The themes are comprehensive. Whatever the subject is interpreting human beings, landscapes, flowers, or situations inspired by Middle European culture, he always treats contemporary themes with critical eyes.
Music is also an important source of inspiration for Adi Holzer. This has manifested in graphical series dedicated to Mahler, Mozart, and Bruckner amongst others. In terms of the artistic medium, Adi Holzer is very well-founded as he expresses himself in paintings, in glass mosaic, in etching, lithography, silkscreen, bronze, and Gobelins. A confrontation with Adi Holzer is a confrontation with a richly facetted, world-open artist - a confrontation that can bring the matter to mind and light into a dismal day.
ABOUT | A unique unoaked blend, that uses the Quinta Nova da Nossa Senhora do Carmo’s main grape varieties - Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, and Tinto Cão. It has an authentic and intense flavor that demonstrates that it does not need to be aged in an oak barrel to be sophisticated.
TASTING NOTES | Its ruby color and youthful, exuberant, and mineral aroma offer a magnificent balance between fruit, dense structure, and alcohol, and confirms that the full character of the Douro fits inside a bottle of wine, with extraordinary richness.
WINEMAKERS | Jorge Alves and Sónia Pereira Vineyard
VARIETIES | Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Amarela and Touriga
SOILS | Schist
ZONE | Cima Corgo
HARVEST | By hand
FIRST HARVEST | 2003
YIELD | 5500kg/ha
AGEING | Stainless-steel vats of 25000L
ALCOHOL CONTENT | 14%
FILTRATION | 100% Unfiltered
PRODUCTION | 80,000 bottles
STORAGE | This wine is one of the finest examples of unoaked wines in Portugal and can be drunk young or stored in the cellar for 5-7 years.
AWARDS
90 Points | Decanter
88 Points | Wine Enthusiast
ABOUT | A unique unoaked blend, that uses the Quinta Nova da Nossa Senhora do Carmo’s main grape varieties.
TASTING NOTES | Its ruby color and youthful, exuberant, and mineral aroma offer a magnificent balance between fruit, dense structure, and alcohol, and confirms that the full character of the Douro fits inside a bottle of wine, with extraordinary richness.
WINEMAKERS | Jorge Alves and Sónia Pereira Vineyard
ABOUT | A unique unoaked blend, that uses the Quinta Nova da Nossa Senhora do Carmo’s main grape varieties.
TASTING NOTES | Its ruby color and youthful, exuberant, and mineral aroma offer a magnificent balance between fruit.
WINEMAKERS | Jorge Alves and Sónia Pereira Vineyard
