Origin
Austria, Kamptal, Langenlois
Quality grade
Kamptal DAC
Site
Zöbing Heiligenstein
Normal Classification
ÖTW Erste Lage
Site Type
terraces
Varietal
Riesling 100 % | 58 - 68 years
4500 - 5500 plants/ha
Geografical Orientation
south
Sea Level
300 m
Soil
Zöbinger Permian | large | top soil
sandstone | large | top soil
lime | little | top soil
sandstone | large | sub soil
Vineyard Site
With its very rare geological formation, Ried Zöbinger Heiligenstein is one of the best Riesling sites in the region. The Zöbinger Perm rock is a meager, reddish and weathered desert sandstone with conglomerates of volcanic components from the Permian period (270 million years old). The vineyards are located in a nature conservation area. Between the vineyards there are protected dry grassland areas with rare flora and fauna.
Weather / Climate
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
no
Skin Contact
24 hour(s)
Fermentation
spontaneous
oak barrel | 1000 L | used barrel | 6 week(s)
Maturing
oak barrel | 1000 L | used barrel | 10 month(s)
Data
Wine Type
Still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
13 %
Acid
6.9 g/l
Residual Sugar
3.1 g/l
Certificates
organic
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
10 - 14 °C
Aging Potential
high (15 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2020 - 2030
Wine Description
The 270 million year old Zöbing Perm rock forms the foundation for our over 60 year old Riesling vines on the Zöbinger Heiligenstein. The deep roots in the meagre rock result in a very elegant, tightly woven, tension-filled Riesling, which particularly emphasizes the site and the vintage and is suitable for long ageing.
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.