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Wildrose, Organic
The wine enters the glass naturally cloudy, straw yellow. The nose is fine-meshed, some brioche, some minerality. The palate is quite fresh, with good spice and nice saltiness. In the aftertaste unobtrusive, but not short.
| Origin | Terraced vineyards, south of Langenlois |
|---|---|
| Soil type | loess soil |
| Grape variety | Grüner Veltliner |
| Harvest | 04. Oktober 2019 & 22. September 2020 |
| Ageing | Partly used oak barrels, partly inox |
| Bottling | June 24, 2021 |
| Decanting Time | 2-4 h |
| Drinking temperature | 10 °C (52 °F) |
| Speisenempfehlung | als Aperitif vor dem Grillen, Frittiertes, Pizza |
Healthy and crisp Grüner Veltliner grapes were harvested by hand and gently destemmed. 40% from the 2019 vintage fermented as whole berries for about a week and was stored in wood after gentle pressing. The rest is from 2020: whole cluster pressed Grüner Veltliner with a lot of freshness. The wines were blended a few months before bottling, then bottled unfiltered and minimally sulfured.
The warm and dry winter of 2019 was followed by an inconsistent spring: April was again very warm, while the coldest May since 1991 brought a great deal of rain and retarded the development of the vines; fortunately, there were no late frosts anywhere to damage the prospects. In retrospect, this wet period figured undoubtedly as a stroke of luck because it made a decisive contribution to ensuring that the vines and clusters survived the torrid summer months unscathed. Ultimately, it also contributed to a noticeably different sort of aromaticity than in the previous vegetation cycle, in which this ‘water reservoir’ was not available. The vines blossomed at a normal time and under favorable weather conditions.
Summer got under way with the warmest and driest June since temperatures began to be recorded, and continued with a July and an August that were almost as hot, although the heat waves were not as extreme as in 2017 and 2018. Thankfully, there was no hail damage.
With the end of August a cooler period began, which above all brought with it pleasantly mild nocturnal temperatures, which also exerted positive effects on the fruit aromas and acidic structure of the wines. Autumn continued very mild and consistent, so that the primary harvest could be conducted according to plan and in an unhurried fashion, especially since there was no more significant rainfall.
The lucky number for the world of Austrian wine seems to be the 9, since when the year ends with this numeral – like 1999 and 2009 (‘the Niners’) – the vintage often turns out to be particularly fine. This legendary series continues in 2019.
After a dry and warm winter, the season started quite normally. A very warm and sunny April did little to accelerate development, as it was accompanied by extreme dryness that lasted for weeks. May saw great amounts of rainfall, and June was also very damp and changeable. Flowering occurred at the usual average time and was generally unproblematic. A good old-fashioned summer followed, characterized by alternating sunny and rainy periods, with neither long heatwaves nor temperature spikes. After all, 2020 was a cool influenced vintage, resulting in wines with lower alcohol and a lot of elegance.
Wildrose Grüner Veltliner n.v.