The Goldberg vineyard has the highest elevation of Vienna's Oberlaa district, and Alex's ""Laaerberg"" parcel comes from a sunny south-facing exposition that overlooks the Vienna Central Cemetery and has a unique terroir of black earth with limestone-rich loam on top, with ice-age gravel and a high iron content after 20cm deep. Planted to 80+ year-old vines with a mix of 13 different varieties, pressed over 24-hours on the lees, then fermented spontaneously in large Stockinger foudres. The vibrant golden color and lively quince, yellow fruit, and citrus aromas frame a full-bodied white with tons of spice, persistent acidity (5,9 g/L) and a long terroir-driven finis
Stony Assyrtiko to a T. Stone dust and citrus. With terrific fruit intensity at the core. Top-notch and benchmark Santorini Assyrtiko. Intense, persistent, mouth-watering.
A mineral, subtly smoky white with aromas of flint, ash, dried lemon, grilled pineapple, herbs and desiccated coconut. Richly flavorful, yet tightly wound, crisp and vibrant, with a creamy texture. Very long and intense. Lots going on. Drink or hold.
This is 100% Orangetraube and confusingly this is NOT an orange wine… it is, however, rare* and comes with quite the backstory. Although recognised in the official ‘Lexicon of grape varietals’ by August Wilhelm von Babo (cracking name) in 1954 and cultivated across Germany and Austria it’s not on the official register of permitted varieties for the DAC Vienna. Because it’s not on the register they have to shorten its name on the label to ‘Orange T’ and they can’t print the vintage… you’ll be able to identify this from the lot number. Orangetraube is closely related to the Traminer family and the wine shows intense peach and apricot notes with a light touch of honeysuckle sweetness..
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