7/19/2023 0 Comments Village winesThe ancient loess topsoil from the Ice Age has long since disappeared, and the vineyard ground is now sandy, barren and with sparce humus layer. The geological subsoil of the Ried Steinertal consists entirely of lime-free, acidic molten Gföhler gneiss (orthogneiss). This makes Steinertal the cool, slow ripening single-vineyard site within the Loibner vineyards, which is unique in its ideal harvest picking time and mineral character. ![]() The site is clearly characterized by its proximity to the nearby forest, from which nocturnal northerly breezes cool the vineyard as they pass through on their current towards the Danube. The old vineyard name is “Steingraben”, as its form depicts a rift, which broadens into an amphitheatre as it reaches down towards the vineyard landscape in Unterloiben. This unique site is situated at the most eastern end of the Wachau, between the Loibenberg and the Pfaffenberg. It is a prototype of this age-old variety, that has taken years, almost decades, in its blossoming. Bold and delicately spicy, and typically classy and mineral-like. The wine is dense and intense on the palate, elegantly entwined with a floral bouquet, grapey with notes seductive of elderflower, forest honey, white peach and Hawaiian pineapple. ![]() ![]() In 2013, we were fortunate enough to lease two small parcels of very old Gelber Muskateller vines on the Loibenberg, enabling us to reintroduce this ancient variety back into our portfolio after 13 years of continuous abstinence. Thus, our winery fell silent about this white wine variety, which is one of the oldest in the Wachau. In the year 2000, we grubbed up our Gelber Muskateller (yellow muscat) vines in favour of Grüner Veltliner and the Riesling in the Loibner Loibenberg and Dürnsteiner Kellerberg vineyards. Our Gelber Muskateller is classified as a Dürnsteiner village wine with DAC status, because the Wachau DAC regulations only permits the Grüner Veltliner and Riesling varieties for a specific vineyard designation.
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