Ried Käferberg Grüner Veltliner 2020

Kamptal DAC, ÖTW Erste Lage
Ried Käferberg Grüner Veltliner 2020
organicÖTW - Österreichische Traditionsweingüter
Origin
Austria, Kamptal, Langenlois
Quality grade
Kamptal DAC
Site
Käferberg
Normal Classification
ÖTW Erste Lage
Site Type
hillside
Varietal
Grüner Veltliner 100 % | 64 years
4500 plants/ha
Geografical Orientation
south
Sea Level
310 - 345 m
Soil
gneiss
mica schist
primary rock
Vineyard Site
The Käferberg vineyard is sloping to the south. The vines in our plots were planted more than 50 years ago and root in meager amphibolite soil. It is an airy site on top of the hill, which keeps the grapes healthy until late autumn. The temperature differences between day and night are very pronounced, resulting in an exceptional balance between fruit and spice.

Weather / Climate

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
yes
Skin Contact
12 hour(s)
Fermentation
spontaneous
oak barrel | 1000 L | used barrel | 8 week(s)
Maturing
oak barrel | 1000 L | used barrel | 10 month(s)

Data

Wine Type
Still wine | white | dry
Certificates
organic
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
12 - 14 °C
Aging Potential
high (15 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2021 - 2033

Wine Description

The Grüner Veltliner Käferberg shines with its crystalline minerality and Kamptaler coolness. It is strong in character and multi-layered with intense fruit aromas, paired with lots of fresh spice and reflects the expressiveness of the variety with persistence and tension.

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.