Niederosterreich - Bauer

Question 1

Weingut Familie Bauer

Niederösterreich, Austria

Answer 1

Familie Bauer is located in Grossriedenthal in the Wagram region and is run by the husband and wife team of Josef & Eva Maria Bauer, winemakers extraordinaire! The Bauers believe in creating wines which are high in quality and reflect the terroir – mostly red stone and loess – while remaining conscientious of the environment. In their modern cellar, they craft crisp, clean wines from their 17 hectares of vines, including Grüner and Roter Veltliner, the stars of this vineyard, as well as Spätburgunder, Zweigelt, Merlot,Blauburger and Riesling, among others.

Question 2

NV: Bauer: Niederösterreich, Grüner Veltliner (12 x 1 Liter)

Answer 2

From their main vineyards in lower Austria, the grapes are hand-harvested in early October, vineyard sorted, whole-cluster pressed followed by fermentation in stainless steel with ambient yeasts that last for two weeks and rested on lees until end of November. Aged in stainless steel for three months and filtered.

Question 3

NV: Bauer: Niederösterreich, Zweigelt (12 x 1 Liter)

Answer 3

From vines planted in the Grossriedenthal, the grapes are hand-harvested in early October with vineyard sorting, de-stemmed, spend 8-10 days on the skins followed by fermentation in stainless steel with ambient yeasts; rested on lees until end of January. Aged in stainless steel for six months and filtered.

Question 4

NV: Bauer: Niederösterreich Rosé (12 x 1 Liter)

Answer 4

From their vineyards in the Grossriedenthal, the grapes are hand-harvested at the end of September, vineyard sorted, de-stemmed and spend about six hours on the skins before fermentation with ambient yeasts in stainless steel lasting two weeks. Rested on lees until end of January and aged in stainless steel for six months. Filtered.

Question 5

2011: Bauer: Wagram, Blauer Burgunder Eiswein (12 x 375ml)

Answer 5

Hand-harvested at night between November and December and pressed at 11C. The harvest volume was only 10% of the normal. Matured in stainless steel. Bottled in August 2012. Sugar: 272 g/L Acidity: 8.3 g/L

Question 6

2014: Bauer: Wagram, Sylvaner Beerenauslese (12 x 375ml)

Answer 6

Harvest-volume only 15% from normal. Matured in stainless-steel tank and bottled in August 2015. Acidity: 11.2 g / l Sugar: 198 g / l

Question 7

2015: Bauer: Wagram, Gruner Veltliner, “Juche”

Answer 7

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