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Wine Description
The Story
The Bründlmayer family owns 12 hectares right in the centre of the Zöbinger Heiligenstein. It's not only the oldest but probably also the most interesting on our estate: the soil consists of approximately 270 Million years old Perm desert sandstone.
Grape variety: Riesling
Harvest yield: 3,500 l / ha
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Bottle closure type: Natural cork
Maturation: We ferment the must in stainless steel at a temperature of 15-20° Celsius. After fermentation the wine was partly racked into big wooden casks to mature for a short period on the fine yeast.
Food pairing recommendation: All types of seafood, grilled fish, fried chicken or pork a good alternative to red wine in combination with roast duck; matches with all various elegant Asian dishes.
VINEYARD
Size: 36.7 ha
Elevation: 230 – 345 m
Inclination: 13 °
Orientation: South to South-West
Wine Information
Tasting notes: An ethereal multi-faceted bouquet revealing scents of, among others, gooseberry, melon and citrus; so complex and posh; absolutely glittering. Very similar expressions on the palate, along with touches of herbal spice and fleur de sel; light-footed with a nice extract sweetness. Plenty of momentum with steely acidity accompanying the long finish. –Viktor Siegl
Awards:
93/100 FALSTAFF WEINGUIDE 2017/2018
92-93/100 ROBERT PARKER, THE WINE ADVOCATE 08/17
The 2016 vintage: When flowering began on June 10th, it signalled that 2016 was one of the earliest - though not extremely early - vintages, which indeed was very promising; we had expected wines that were mature, but not heavy, and were looking forward to having the entire spectrum, from light and fresh sparkling and Grüner Veltliner wines, to outstanding, late harvest Reserve quality wines.
After a relatively damp spring, the summer proved rainy as well. It was only during the last week of August that a sunny, stable weather period began, allowing for a wonderful development of ripeness.
A very sunny and warm September was followed in early October by a cooler period with alternating dry and wet phases. The entire harvest was carried out in a highly selective way: only hand-picked and hand-sorted grapes (excuding those that were good for eating) were allowed in our wine press and used for the wines.
At the beginning of November, the last grapes from the Steinmassel, Lamm, Spiegel, Heiligenstein and other vineyards were harvested with excellent quality. On January 6th, we were able to complete the vintage 2016 (+17! ) with two Eiswein (ice wine) harvests – Riesling and Muskateller. Due to changing weather conditions in the spring and summer, a lot of time and work was invested in the vineyards, which is why maximum grape quality was achieved. The wines of the vintage are characterized by very direct, linear fruit with grip and incredible freshness and vibrancy. With good cellar storage, we expect this vintage to have excellent ageing potential !
Date of harvest: October 24–27, 2016