Grüner Veltliner v.d.n. 2018

Description

Medium green-yellow with high viscosity; on the nose very open and accessible, warm fruit aromas, stewed pear, allspice, ripe peach, dried herbs, intense and smoky tobacco notes, chocolate shavings and hints of butterscotch; punchy and tight on the palate, full-bodied and elegant, balanced sweetness with refreshing acidity and very typical for the grape variety; very long-lasting.

Awards

Gambero Rosso

Certificates

Vinification

The grapes for Grüner Veltliner V.D.N. were hand-picked in mid-October at “Smaragd”- quality. The average yield was 6.000 kg/ha. After maceration and fermentation in stainless steel tanks, the fermentation was stopped by the addition of Wachau Grüner Veltliner brandy with 60% at a final residual sugar level of about 90g. This gives the wine a wonderful sweetness, but still a powerful body with elegantly spicy aromas. The wine matured in wooden casks on the fine lees until May 2018 to gain additional complexity.

Vineyard

Grüner Veltliner in a different way. Our homage to the versatility of the grape variety: Grüner Veltliner fortified with Grüner Veltliner brandy from the Wachau. V.D.N. stands for “Veltliner Doux Naturel” in the style of the southern French Vin Doux Naturel. The grapes were hand-picked from vineyards throughout the Wachau valley.