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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

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Grüner Veltliner is the signature grape of Austria and produces a dry white wine with savory aromas, spicy flavors, and good acidity. Grüner Veltliner Federspiel from the Wachau is a medium-weight wine and is fresh in style with notes of green apple, lemon, radish, and arugula.

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Wösendorf in der Wachau, Niederösterreich
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