Grüner Veltliner Weinviertel DAC 2019

Schloss Maissau

Winemaker: Ewald Gruber Region: Niederösterreich, Austria

Grapes: Grüner Veltliner (100%)

Profile: Green apple, arugula, and white pepper. Fresh and crisp. Classic Weinviertel cold climate style . The cold climate influences the freshness and gives an elegant and minerally interpretation of Grüner Alc: 12.5% Veltliner.

TA: 5.9g/L Grape Growing: Organic farming. only need green cover. The grapes for this wine come from various vineyards - mainly granite soils RS: 1.0g/L with a bit of loess. The grapes are farmed organically, certified by ABG (Austria Bio Garantie). Sulfur: 85ppm, 30ppm free : The grapes were hand-picked in the end of September. Soil: loess top-soil (2 meters The must was fermented in stainless steel tanks at 20° C with the deep), bedrock of granite addition of neutral yeast. After fermentation, the wine was left to rest on Altitude: 300-320m (984- the fine lees for a total of 6 months before being bottled in spring. 1050ft) More About the Wine: The Schloss Maissau is a small passion project of Age: 33 years the Gruber family. They had the opportunity to manage, farm and make wine from the very old vineyards next to the historic 13th century Schloss Production Size: 138 cases Maissau castle. In fact, they have documents from year 1114 that reference these vineyards. In 2006, the current caretaker of the castle Pairing: White fish, Scallops, approached Ewald's dad to revitalize the production of the from White Asparagus, Green the castle's grounds. It took seven years to get the chemicals out of the Asparagus, Ramps, Onions, ground, 3 more to apply for organic status. They are certified organic Garlic, Green Beans, Radish, with the 2016 onwards. In total they have 5 hectares and make Snap Peas, Fava Beans, 3500 cases of Grüner Veltliner wine. Cauliflower steaks, Trout, Brandade Cuisine: Vegetarian, Japanese, Austrian, Scandinavian

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