Origin
Austria, Kamptal, Langenlois
Quality grade
Kamptal DAC
Site
Loiserberg
Normal Classification
ÖTW Erste Lage
Site Type
terraces
Varietal
Grüner Veltliner 100 % | 36 - 46 years
4500 - 5500 plants/ha
Geografical Orientation
south, south west
Sea Level
350 - 380 m
Soil
mica schist | large | top soil
loess | medium | top soil
mica schist | large | sub soil
Vineyard Site
The vineyard is situated on the south-south-east side, laid out in terraces, reaches up to 380 m above sea level and is one of our highest sites. The vines are deeply rooted in crystalline mica slate. home mountain stems from the Proterozoic eon and is an estimated 800 million-years-old. Grüner Veltliner drives its roots into mica-schist high on the mountain slope where the vines are exposed to constant winds that provide optimal aeration.
Weather / Climate
Climate
continental
Average Rainfall Per Vintage
450 mm
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked | beginning/october
Malolactic Fermentation
partly
Skin Contact
12 hour(s)
Fermentation
spontaneous
oak barrel | 2000 L | used barrel
Maturing
oak barrel | 2000 L | used barrel | 10 month(s)
Time on the Full Yeast
10 month(s)
Data
Wine Type
Still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
12.5 %
Residual Sugar
2.1 g/l
Acid
5.7 g/l
Certificates
organic
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
12 - 14 °C
Aging Potential
high (20 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2018 - 2030
Winery
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.