Gruner Veltliner

Winemaker

Franz Arndorfer

Appellation

Kremstal

Varieties

Gruner Veltliner

Viticulture

Organic practices. Selective harvest reduction and yield limitations to 6,000 lbs of grapes per acre are an integral part of the program. Grapes are exclusively hand picked and only physiologically ripe and healthy grapes with a minimum grape sugar content of 74 degree Oechsle are accepted (requirement for the wine to receive the Austrian Quality Wine Seal).

Terroir

Primarily Loess, which is a yellow tinged soil formed by the wind-blown accumulations of silt. The texture is porous and dusty.

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Vineyard

Roughly 50 acres. Organic practices. Selective harvest reduction and yield limitations to 6,000 lbs of grapes per acre are an integral part of the program. Grapes are exclusively hand picked. Primarily Loess soils (German for “loose”) which is a yellow tinged soil formed by the wind-blown accumulations of silt. The texture is porous and “dusty.”

Vinification

With the 1995 harvest, whole cluster pressing was introduced. The juice of all white grapes is extracted directly by pneumatic pressing in a very gentle manner without prior de-stemming or crushing. This results in especially fresh and fruity wines with pronounced varietal character and pureness. The juice is then fermented and matured in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks and bottled in a cold sterile environment, eliminating oxygen exposure.

Features

Bottle, Screw cap

Available Sizes (L)

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