F.X. Pichler Ried Steinertal Wachau Gruner Veltliner 2022

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F.X. Pichler Ried Steinertal Wachau Gruner Veltliner

Region: Wachau, Austria

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Veltliner

ABV: 12.5%

Notes: Vegetarian, vegan

This Grüner Veltliner is layered and complex with notes of sage, honeysuckle and yellow apple on the nose. The palate is sleek and elegant, with impressive depth of flavour. Crisp acidity and salty minerality add great length to this wine’s lively finish.

This unique site is situated at the most eastern end of the Wachau, between the Loibenberg and the Pfaffenberg. Its form depicts a rift, which broadens into an amphitheatre as it reaches down towards the vineyard landscape in Unterloiben. The site is clearly characterized by its proximity to the nearby forest, from which nocturnal northerly breezes cool the vineyard as they pass through on their current towards the Danube. This makes Steinertal the cool, slow ripening single vineyard site within the Loibner vineyards, which is unique in its ideal harvest picking time and mineral character.

F.X. Pichler is located in Wachau, a region so remarkably beautiful that it has earned a spot on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Pichler family have farmed in the Wachau for five generations, with Franz Xaver (F.X.) building the winery in 1971, where his son Lucas makes the wines today. Lucas’ grandfather began the family legacy with just three hectares of vines, which has since grown to 20 hectares of organically farmed vineyards.

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