Origin
Austria, Südsteiermark, Kitzeck im Sausal
Quality grade
Südsteiermark DAC
Site
Selection of preffered Vineyards from the Village Kitzeck-Sausal: Ried Gaisriegl (Kitzeck-Sausal), Ried Mellacher (Kitzeck-Sausal), Ried Kreuzegg (Kitzeck-Sausal)
Normal Classification
Ortswein
Varietal
Sauvignon Blanc 100 % | 15 - 50 years
3500 - 4500 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
south east, south, south west
Sea Level
420 - 580 m
Soil
slate | large
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked | middle/september - end/september
Grape Sorting
manual
Malolactic Fermentation
no
Mazeration
completely destemmed | 8 hour(s)
Fermentation
spontaneous
large wooden barrel | used barrel | 1 - 2 month(s) | 60 %
steel tank | 1 - 2 month(s) | temperature control: yes | 40 %
Maturing
60 % | large wooden barrel | used barrel | 8 month(s)
40 % | steel tank | 8 month(s)
Time on the Fine Yeast
6 month(s)
Bottling
glass cork | beginning/may 2019
Deacidification
no
Acidification
no
Data
Wine Type
Still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
12.5 %
Residual Sugar
1.1 g/l
Acid
6.1 g/l
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
11 - 13 °C
Aging Potential
high (10 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2019 - 2025
Awards
Falstaff
92
Meininger Verlag
0
A la Carte
92
Gault Millau
0
Wine Description
Ein feiner und eleganter Sauvignon-Vertreter bei dem die Herkunft klar im Vordergrund steht. Graphit-Feuerstein Noten und kühle sowie zurückhaltende Sauvignon Aromen in der Nase. Am Gaumen Struktur und feine Würze, engmaschig und geradlinig. Ungeschminkt, direkt und mit viel Potential.
Winery
Slate Soil, Altitude, Cool Climate & Handcrafting.
Located in Austria’s highest-lying wine region of Sausal, the town of Kitzeck is home to the SCHAUER winery – a family business where tradition, vertiginous single vineyards, sustainable philosophy and wines full of elegance and finesse are the order of the day.