Ried Käferberg Grüner Veltliner 2016

The Käferberg vineyard is sloping to the south. The vines in our plots were planted more than 50 years ago and root in meager amphibolite soil. It is an airy site on top of the hill, which keeps the grapes healthy until late autumn. The temperature differences between day and night are very pronounced, resulting in an exceptional balance between fruit and spice.

The further yield-reduced grapes (approximately 3000 kg/ha) from the old vineyard were harvested in late autumn in perfect health. The mash was then macerated for two days to extract the deep and warm flavors from the flesh, seeds, and the yellow skin. The naturally settled must then fermented in large wooden casks made of local Manhartsberger oak with wild yeasts from the vineyard. We aimed to intervene as little as possible in the winemaking process, as we wanted the wine to develop entirely on its own in the 700-year-old natural cellar. The wine stabilizes itself in the spring and summer through the long aging on its own lees (sur lie) and was then bottled in May.

As a typical mineral and spicy Kamptal Veltliner, it is extremely versatile. It pairs especially well with poultry dishes and finely seared fillet cuts, making it an excellent companion.

The Jurtschitsch winery, situated in Langenlois, is one of the most prestigious wineries in Austria which impeccably displays Austrian wine culture at its best. Alwin and Stefanie Jurtschitsch having been leading the family estate for some time now and have managed to reinterpret premium wine in their own way. For the two of them this means vinifying authentic, complex and terroir-specific wines with cool, elegant stylistics - in other words, permitting the different appellations in Langenlois to express themselves individually.