Grüner Veltliner Langenlois 2019

Kamptal DAC
Grüner Veltliner Langenlois 2019
organicÖTW - Österreichische Traditionsweingüter
Origin
Austria, Kamptal
Quality grade
Kamptal DAC
Site
Langenloiser loess vineyards
Site Type
hillside
Varietal
Grüner Veltliner 100 % | 23 - 48 years
4500 - 5000 plants/ha
Geografical Orientation
south east, south
Sea Level
230 - 300 m
Soil
loess | large | top soil
calcareous | large | top soil
loess | large | sub soil
Vineyard Site
The grapes come from selected, historic vineyard parcels with calcareous loess soils, located south and southeast of Langenlois. During the Ice Age, loess was deposited as fly ash from the "Kalkalpen" mainly by the wind. The vines can root extremely deep in it and absorb the finest elements of the calcareous soils. In addition to the altitude differences and exposures of the vineyard parcels, the pronounced day-night temperature differences and the cool winds also shape the vines and the wines.

Weather / Climate

Climate
continental
Vintage description
Das Jahr 2019 war bis zum Ende der Lese wärmer als 2018, vor allem aufgrund des milden, trockenen Winters im Kamptal. Im Mai brachte kaltes, nasses Wetter eine Verzögerung im Wachstum, während der Sommer warm, aber nicht extrem war, was eine kontinuierliche Entwicklung der Reben ermöglichte. Mitte August begannen wir mit den Vorbereitungen für die Lese, die wenige Tage später startete. Nach Regenfällen ging die Ernte Anfang September unter idealen Bedingungen weiter. Riesling und Grüner Veltliner fanden schnell ihr perfektes Gleichgewicht, und die Lese konnte Ende September abgeschlossen werden. Insgesamt sind wir mit den Bedingungen des Jahres zufrieden, die sich in temperamentvollen, terroirgeprägten und langlebigen Weinen zeigen werden.

Cellar

Harvest
handpicked
Malolactic Fermentation
partly
Skin Contact
12 hour(s)
Fermentation
partly spontaneous
steel tank | 1 month(s) | temperature control: yes | 50 %
oak barrel | 2000 L | used barrel | temperature control: yes | 50 %
Maturing
steel tank | 5 month(s)

Data

Wine Type
Still wine | white | dry
Certificates
organic
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
10 - 12 °C
Aging Potential
medium (6 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2020 - 2025

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.