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.
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
Award
Falstaff
92
Meininger Verlag
0
A la Carte
92
Gault Millau
0
Vineyard
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
Harvest and Maturing
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
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.