Lower AustriaGrüner Veltliner Sauberg 2021

Grüner Veltliner Sauberg combines the minerality and structure of the gravel soil with the spice and the complexity of the loam. Firm but quite juicy, with a fine overlay of spices and magnificent complexity, there is an almost salty character to its presence in the glass.

Ried Sauberg is a wonderful high plateau (behind the vineyard Bürsting) where the pigs once made their home! In this site, gravelly soils meet with the loam of the neighbouring Ried Bürsting; the vineyard was planted at the beginning of the 1960s.

The warm soil and the meagre yields produce ripe grape material that is harvested in October in a state of high Spätlese ripeness. The grapes undergo triage in the vineyard and are harvested by hand into 20kg bins. The must enjoys twenty-four hours maceration on the skins, only briefly settled before fermenting spontaneously in used 500-litre oak casks and small stainless steel tanks.

Light meat, vegetables au gratin, Thai cuisine, braised or baked dishes, cheese