Hochrain Grüner Veltliner 2023

This large vineyard overlooks the Danube, next to the town of Wösendorf. While the lower sections of Hochrain are mostly löess, Veyder-Malberg's plot is higher up the slope, on a mix of löess and decomposing paragneiss. The vines are around 35-40 years old on average.

After picking, usually in two passes to avoid any botrytised fruit, 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 months in old 1500 litre barrels. The first sulphur additions were made in the spring following the vintage.