Ried Lamm Grüner Veltliner 2019

The vineyard site “Lamm” is one of Austria’s great historic premier crus and is located directly at the foot of the famous Heiligenstein vineyard. It stretches from east to south and is almost entirely planted with Grüner Veltliner. What makes this site truly unique is its soil: deep, calcareous loess, in some parts up to ten meters thick, lying above volcanic desert sandstone that dates back around 250 million years to the Permian period. The name “Lamm” is historically derived from “loam,” referring to the yellow clay soil. These deep soils, with their high calcareous content, allow the vines to grow harmoniously, ensuring a steady water supply and very even ripening.

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.

Every year, the Lamm vineyard inspires with its extraordinary and particularly expressive Grüner Veltliner wines. the palate, this wine shows a full body and depth with ripe pome fruit aromas, multi-layered. It is elegant with juiciness and fine minerally notes in the finish - a Veltliner with a lot of ageing potential.

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.