Schloss Gobelsburg Ried Grub Erste Lage Gruner Veltliner 2019

Cellar up to 5-8 years. It can benefit from decanting.

Named European Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast in 2016, Schloss Gobelsburg is actually one of the oldest operating wineries in Austria. It was 1171 when the Cistercian monks of the Zwettl monastery planted their first vineyards here in Heiligenstein and Gaisberg, and these vineyards are still among the best in the Kamptal wine region. Today the company, managed by the Moosbruggers, includes about 75 hectares of very good and classic sites. Some are located in the immediate vicinity of the cellar, others have been cultivated for centuries.

The wind-protected southern location between Heiligenstein and Gaisberg served as a camp for mammoth hunters 20,000 years ago. Together with the careful aging in Manhartsberger oak, it gives the wine an impressive complexity that presents the tradition-conscious and experienced style of Schloss Gobelsburg at its very best.

The peculiar soil shapes the powerful character of this wine. On the nose, the aromatic profile shows intense and complex notes of exotic fruit such as mango and pineapple and a hint of caramel, saffron and nutmeg. It is full-bodied and rich on the palate, supported by perfectly integrated acidity. Its distinctive taste and characterful mineral tartness linger for a long time with a final hint of forest honey.

Have it with smoked fish or asparagus and goat cheese tart.