Bruck Riesling 2023

Aromatic and intense, this fizzes with bright, concentrated citrus fruit, finishing on wet stone and white flowers.

Bruck is located in the Spitzer Graben, a valley to the far western end of the Wachau, away from the Danube River. Here the summers are hotter and the winters are cooler in comparison to the central section of the Wachau valley. The summer days have higher peak temperatures, but come nightfall the valley slowly cools off encouraging phenolic ripeness at lower sugar levels than the more easterly plots of the valley.

After picking, usually in two passes to avoid any botrytised grapes, the grapes were passed on a vibrating sorting table to remove any unwanted matter. Maceration lasted for up to 24 hours, before they were basket pressed for 6-8 hours and tank settled up to 24 hours, with the juice allowed to oxidise. Fermentation took place in tank using wild yeast and the wine was then aged for around 6-8 months in tank. The first sulphur additions were made in the winter following the vintage.