Origin
Austria, Kamptal
Quality grade
Qualitätswein
Site
Langenloiser hill vineyards
Site Type
hilly land
Varietal
Chardonnay | 29 - 39 years
4500 plants/ha
Geografical Orientation
south east, south
Sea Level
300 m
Soil
loess
primary rock
Vineyard Site
The grapes come from a high altitude vineyard above the town of Langenlois. Clayey, cohesive loam and Gföhler gneiss reaching just to the soil surface characterize the vineyard. The cohesive soil allows very good water storage and thus guarantees an optimal water supply throughout the growing season.
Weather / Climate
Climate
continental
Vintage description
Nach dem trocknen und kühlen Start ins Jahr, erwachte die Natur mit den ersten Niederschlägen im April. Auch die Blüte ließ heuer wieder etwas auf sich warten und brachte ein aus Sonne und Wolken wechselndes Frühjahr mit sich. Durch den heißen, trockenen Sommer konnten die Trauben harmonisch heranreifen. Anfang September starteten wir voller Freude mit der Sekt-Lese. Kurz hielten wir den Atem an, als uns am 13. September ein Hagelunwetter traf. Der Rest der Lese verlief wie im Bilderbuch und wir schauen dem großartigem Jahrgang 2023 mit glücklichen Gesichtern entgegen.
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked
Malolactic Fermentation
partly
Skin Contact
12 hour(s)
Fermentation
partly spontaneous
steel tank | 4 week(s) | 20 °C
large wooden barrel | 1000 L | used barrel | 3 - 4 week(s) | 22 °C
Maturing
steel tank | 6 month(s)
large wooden barrel | 1000 L | used barrel | 6 month(s)
Bottling
screw cap
Data
Wine Type
Still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
12.5 %
Acid
5.8 g/l
Residual Sugar
1 g/l
Certificates
organic
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
10 - 12 °C
Aging Potential
medium (6 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2021 - 2027
Wine Description
A classically vinified Chardonnay with ripe fruit aromas and elegant density - the variety of the great wine world with Kamptal charm. The high mineral content of the soil makes for dense wines with a fine spiciness and thus delivers Chardonnays that are particularly suited to the terroir.
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.