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  • Country ranking ?

    76
  • Producer ranking ?

    11
  • Decanting time

    15min
  • When to drink

    Now-2030
  • Food Pairing

    Seafood, marinated, smoked or grilled fish & fried chicken or Schnitzel

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The Story

The Riesling vines of the Steinmassel vineyard grow on primary rock with mica-schist. This geological formation of Austria’s southern forest district possesses as classic and traditional a soil type as one is likely to find anywhere Kamptal, Kremstal or Wachau. The vines are partially trained in the Lyre-system. The meager, stony soil provides small berries with concentrated flavor.  The vine bifurcates in a way that the branches seem to reach to the heavens like sun-worshippers. This method doubles canopy exposure and favors aeration which improves photosynthesis and prevents dreaded fungus diseases.

Grape variety: Riesling

Harvest yield: 4,000 l / ha

Alcohol content: 12.5%

Bottle closure type: Natural cork

Vineyard: Steinmassel

Size: 48.8 ha

Elevation: 240 – 340 m

Inclination:

Orientation: South to South East

Winemaking: The meager, stony soil provides small berries with concentrated flavor. As far as Riesling is concerned, an important part of the flavor is stored in the grape skins and is set free only by extremely slow pressing of up to 8 hours duration or prolonged skin contact over night. Fermentation is done in stainless steel and maturation is completed on 5-10% of the lees.

Food pairing recommendation: All types of starters, seafood, marinated, smoked or grilled fish, fried chicken or Schnitzel; white meats, a good alternative to red wine in combination with roast fat duck; matches with all sorts of Pan Asian cuisine.

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Tasting notes: A cool beginning with scents of pine forest, juniper and red peach leaping out of the glass. Hearty and robust; very lively with a good medium body, crisp freshness and ample extract; chisseled with vibrant acidity that is soon to integrate completely. Beautiful grip. – Viktor Siegl

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 22–24, 2016

Awards:

94/100 A la Carte Grand Cru Sommer 2018

93/100 FALSTAFF WEINGUIDE 2017/2018

91-92/100 ROBERT PARKER, THE WINE ADVOCATE 08/17

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Origin

Langenlois, Kamptal

Grapes

100% Riesling

Drinking temperature

10-12C

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