white wines

Question 1

Alzinger

Answer 1

• Alzinger has been producing grapes for three generations, though they sold their grapes to co-ops until 1980
• Riesling is cultivated on the higher, rockier parcels, and Grüner Veltliner is cultivated on the lower loess-based parcels.
• Leo Junior and Senior believe in harvesting their old vines later than their neighbors in order to push physiological ripeness, yet they still pick pristine (non-botrytized) fruit.
• They employ whole-cluster fermentation with short skin maceration.

Question 2

Weingut Knoll

Answer 2

• Family-operated Weingut Emmerich Knoll, currently run by Emmerich II, is known for some of the most age-worthy and terroir-driven expressions
• Grapes are hand-harvested and malolactic fermentation is blocked.
• Large, inert oak foudres are employed almost exclusively (some steel is used) for oxidative purposes.
• Knoll’s Smaragd Grüner Veltliner and Riesling are renowned for being able to age for decades. In addition to his dry bottlings.
• The labels adorning Knoll’s bottles depict St. Urban, the patron saint of winemaking, in glorious detail.

Question 3

Peter Veyder-Malberg

Answer 3

• The winery was founded in 2008 and is named after founder and winemaker Peter Veyder-Malberg, a relative newcomer to the Wachau
• Peter is dedicated to working his vineyard parcels entirely by hand
• Farming is organic and biodynamic.
• he does not use standard Wachau designations

Question 4

Bernhard Ott

Answer 4

• Bernhard Ott is the fourth generation of Otts producing wine
• Upon taking over winemaking responsibilities, Bernhard updated and modernized the cellar, including adding new stainless steel tanks, began bottling with stelvin closures, and converted the vineyards to biodynamic farming
• Grapes are hand harvested, de-stemmed, and fermented in stainless steel. Bernhard embraces a more reductive winemaking style and does not stir the lees of his wines.

Question 5

Schloss Gobelsburg

Answer 5

Schloss Gobelsburg
* Viticultural history dating back to the 12th century
* Michael and Eva Moosbrugger purchased the winery in 1996.
* In the winery, a combination of stainless steel tanks and large, neutral oak casks are used, wines are fermented using indigenous yeast. Austrian Oak is used for the large and small oak casks

Question 6

1 ÖTW

Answer 6

(Erste Lage, equivalent to Premier Cru)

Question 7

Vat 1 Tyrell

Answer 7

The nose is all classic lemon and light toast with very attractive purity. The palate is smooth So polished and so pure with pristine lemon flavors. Long and fresh

Question 8

Savennières ‘Clos de Fremine’, Thibaud Boudignon

Answer 8

Practicing organic
No malo
10% new oak
ripe stone and citrus fruit matched with elegance and precision.

Question 9

Savennières ‘Clos de la Hutte’, Thibaud Boudignon

Answer 9

Practicing biodynamic
No malo
15% new oak
ripe stone and citrus fruit matched with elegance and precision