Description
This is the basic wine from the Hirtzberger range. The aroma is fresh, slightly fruity, with notes of fresh apples, white peaches and overripe apricots. The taste is dry, fresh in character, very fine structure, with notes of spicy spices. It comes from the ripe grapes of vineyards located right next to the Danube, from soil containing alluvium and Danube floodplain gravel. Only natural yeast is used for fermentation, fermentation takes place in large oak and acacia barrels. The wine is left on the lees until March of the following year and is then gently clarified and filtered before bottling.
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal(s) | Gruner Veltliner |
| Country | Austria |
| Region | Wachau |
| Brand | Franz Hirtzberger |
| Vintage | 2022 |
About Austrian Wine
Austria is a country with over 4000 years of wine making history, however, it unfortunately doesn’t seem to enjoy the status and popularity that the high quality of it’s wines deserve. Decades later, the country is still feeling the effects of a scandal in 1985 that destroyed its credibility at the time.
Grüner Veltliner is the most important wine made in Austria, distinguished by its lightly fruity, noticeable spice and characteristic white pepper notes. This variety comprises roughly a third of all plantings. In terms of volume, Riesling plays a much smaller role than in Germany, but is responsible for some of the most appreciated dry white wines made in the country.
In red varietals, Austrian native varieties are dominant and include the tart and peppery Zweigelt, spicy and dense Blaufränkisch and juicy Saint Laurent.
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