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Wine Description
The Story
Weingut Rudi Pichler consists of 37 acres spread between Wösendorf, Joching, and Weißenkirchen where south-facing terraces look down at the Danube River. Yields are kept low between 30 and 35 hectoliters per hectare with botrytis carefully removed by hand. Grapes are crushed by foot and receive between three and 36 hours of maceration on the skins. Vinification is entirely in stainless-steel tanks and malolactic fermentation is avoided.
Grüner Veltliner Federspiel comes from vineyards on the valley floor, hillsides, and upper terraces inform the aromatic and spicy complexity of this wine, offering pure, sophisticated drinking pleasure. The term Federspiel is used by members of the Vinea Wachau indicating a dry wine between 11.5 and 12.5% alcohol.
Production area/appellation: Wachau
Vineyard name: several sites within the Wachau region
Soil composition: Gneiss and loess
Training method: Two short horizontal canes
Elevation: 726 -1150 feet
Vines/acre: 1200-1800
Yield/acre: 1.6-2.8 tons
Exposure: Southern/Southwestern
Harvest time: September-October
First vintage of this wine: 1989
Bottles produced of this wine: 30,000
Fermentation container: Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation: 10-18 days
Fermentation temperature: 64-72 °F
Maceration technique: Cold Soak Maceration
Malolactic fermentation: No
Fining agent: Vegan
Type of aging container: Stainless steel
Size of aging container: 1000-5000L