A Grüner Veltliner that feels like a jewel. The nose is focused and precise starts with lemon peel and quince revealing flinty smokiness and peppery herbal notes. The palate is all about the herbal notes reflecting the terroir in an incredibly long finish. A wine that deserves attention and a special occasion.

Winemaker | Michael Linke, Franz Hofbauer

Region | Spitzer Graben, Wachau, Austria

Variety | Grüner Veltliner

Viticulture | Biodynamic

Soil | Gneiss, brown earth

Altitude | 450 m

Age of the vines | 50 years

Bottles made | 800 bottles

Single Vineyard

This particular part of the Brandstatt lies on the mountain ridge illuminated by the setting sun. Combine that with nutrient rich gneiss cowered with brown earth and you get the perfect location for Grüner Veltliner. A 50 year old plantation on terraced vineyard not accessible by tractor resulting in on of the most layered and complex wines that we have ever came across.

Vinification

Only the best grapes of their best Grüner Veltliner plots make it in to this wine. The key lies in caring for the vines trough out the year and an incredibly meticulous harvest - not a single berry with the slightest defect can enter the cellar. After that the rest is straight forward the clusters were whole-bunch pressed and the juice was spontaneously fermented in steel tanks. The wine was left on its fine lees to mature. After 8 months it was bottled without fining or filtration with a bit of sulphur.

2022 was a very odd one. Started out dry then got very rainy occasionally which resulted in a slightly earlier ripening and with wines that are fast developing, easily approachable and charming