Austria-Niederösterreich Flashcards
What are major geo features of the Neiderösterreich? Climate?
Pannonian plain
Danube (Donau) River
former seabed of loess soils, stretches through Hungary and into former Eastern Block
Continental climate
How many subzones of Neiderösterreich? Which are not on the Danube?
8 subzones (Weinviertel and Thermenregion not on Danube)
What is a ried?
Austrian term for vineyard or “top site”
What is the Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter?
Fd 1992
Responsible for Erste Lage of Kremstal, Kamptal, Wagram, and Traisental
No legal status yet, but req’s similar to DAC
What is the largest region of the Neiderösterreich?
Weinvertel
What are the DAC reqs of Weinvertel?
DAC=GV ONLY, min alc 12%, tasting panel, distinct peppery note, no obvious wood/botrytis
DAC Reserve (2009)=min alc 13%, some botrytis/wood
key producers in Weinvertel?
Ingrid Groiss, Weingut R&A Pfaffl
What is the major geographical feature of Kamptal?
Kamp river (tributary of the Danube)
What are DAC reqs of Kamptal?
Varieties=GV, Riesling
DAC=12% min abv, no botrytis or barrique
DAC Reserve=13%, botrytis and barrique allowed
Which regions of Neiderösterreich have Erste Lage sites?
Kremstal, Kamptal, Wagram, and Traisental
What are key Villages and Erste Lage sites in Kamptal?
Engabrunner (Stein) Kammern (Gaisberg, Lamm, Renner) **Langenlois (Dechant, Käferberg, etc) Strass in Strassertal (Gaisberg, Spiegel) Zöbing (Gaisberg, Heiligenstein)
What is most important village of Kamptal? Best vineyards within?
Langenlois (Dechant, Käferberg)
Where is Kammern? Best vineyards?
Kamptal
Gaisberg, Lamm, Renner
key producers in Kamptal?
Schloss Gobelsberg, Bründlmayer, Hirsch, Hiedler
major geo feature of Kremstal?
Krems river
tributary of Donau river
DAC req’s of Kremstal?
Varieties=GV, Riesling
DAC=12% min abv, no botrytis or barrique
DAC Reserve=13%, botrytis and barrique allowed
key villages and Erste Lage vineyards in Kremstal?
Krems (Gebling)
Stein (Gaisberg, Pfaffenberg)
key producers of Kremstal?
Nigl (Knoll for Pfaffenberg)
major geo feature of Traisental?
Traisen river
trib of Danube
DAC reqs of Traisental?
Varieties=GV, Riesling
DAC=12% min abv, no botrytis or barrique
DAC Reserve=13%, botrytis and barrique allowed
soil of Traisental? What is unique about this compared to surrounding regions?
limestone/gravel
NOT loess seabed like majority of this portion of Pannonian plain
Key villages and erste lage in Traisental?
Reichersdorf (Alte Setzen)
Getzerdorf (Berg)
key producers in Traisental?
Markus Huber
Major geo features of Wachau?
Westernmost subregion of Nieder.
Between Melk and Krems villages
Danube river cuts through
Cool continental climate moderated by river
best vineyards are terraced along N bank of Danube (think Mosel)
what is soil structure of Wachau?
shallow loess, gföhler (gneiss) at elevation, deeper alluvial sand closer to banks of Donau
When was the Vineau Wachau est? What are req’s of the Codex?
fd 1983, approx. 200 members, created the Codex Wachau
The Manifesto:
- Grapes from only Wachau
- No additives-no chaptalization or must concentrate
- No concentration-no reverse osmosis, cryo-extraction, etc
- No aromatization-including barrique or wood chips
- No fractionation-spinning cones, etc
- No manipulation of nature-all encompassing, req of hand harvesting
What are the 3 classifications and reqs of each for Vineau
Wachau
- Steinfeder (11.5% max, 15 kmw) Means “local grass”
- Federspiel (11.5-12.5%, 17 kmw) Means “falconer’s tool”
- Smaragd (12.5% min, 19 kmw aka Spälese ripeness)
Means “emerald lizard found on terraces
What are Key villages and vineyards W-E in Wachau?
i. Spitz (Axpoint)
ii. Weisenkirchen (**Achleiten, Klaus)
iii. Wösendorf (Hochrain)
iv. Joching (Stein am Rain)
v. Dürnstein (Hollerin, Kellerberg)
vi. Oberloiben/Unterloiben (Loibenberg, Scütt, Mühlpoint, Steinertal)
vii. Mautern (Silberbichl)
What is most famous vineyard in Wachau? Which village?
Achleiten
in Weissenkirchen
Where is Dürnstein? Best vineyards?
Wachau
Hollerin, Kellerberg
What are most important vineyards of Oberloiben/Unterloiben?
Loibenberg, Schütt, Mühlpoint, Steinertal
Who are key producers of Wachau and their home villages?
Emmerich Knoll (Unterloiben), Franz Hirtzberger (Spitz), Rudi Pichler (Wösendorf), FX Pichler (Oberloiben), Prager (Weißenkirchen), Veyder-Malberg (Spitz), Alzinger (Unterloiben), Domäne Wachau (Dürnstein), Nikolaihof (Mautern)
Which producer of Austria is oldest? Where?
Nikolaihof in Mautern, Wachau
Which major producer of Wachau is not a part of the Vineau Wachau?
Veyder-Malberg
what is former name for Wagram? Changed when?
Donauland until 2007
major geo features of Wagram?
just upstream from Vienna
What is primary variety of Wagram?
GV
What grape is local specialty of Wagram?
Roter Veltliner
Red, unrelated to GV, makes white wines
key producers of Wagram
Bernhard Ott
Which 2 regions of the Niederösterreich are south of Vienna?
Carnuntum
Thermenregion
What geo feature forms the N border of Carnuntum?
Donau River
major grapes of Carnuntum?
Whites=GV, Weiss, Chard
Reds=Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch
more reds
what is climate of Thermenregion?
warm, sunny
South of Vienna, not near Danube so full heat of Pannonian Plain
What is most planted grape of Thermenregion?
Zweigelt 15%
which rare white is known for growing in Thermenregion?
Rotgipfler only 5% plantings
name a producer of Thermenregion?
Johanneshof Reinisch
What village is Emmerich Knoll located in?
What are some of his single vineyard bottlings?
Unterloiben
Dürnsteiner Kellerberg
Dürnsteiner Shütt
Loibner Loibenberg
Kreutles
What is unique about the Pfaffenberg site in Kremstal?
In village of Stein
geologically aligns with Wachau, produced by Knoll, politically just across the border of Wachau into Kremstal
What are best and worst recent vintages of Niederösterreich?
Best Recent=15-17 (15 best)
Worst Recent=2014
What are best and worst classic vintages of Niederösterreich?
Best Classic=02, 06 (06 best)
Worst Classic=2003
