Light and crisp - and impressively complex Gruner, which has been overshadowed by riesling and bad winemaking that results in neutral, bath-time chug wine. Some skin contact and malolactic fermentation balance into a grippy but creamy texture. Sylvan and flowery; lily-like + green bean and starfruit = loony tunes. For clairty, although grapes can share molecules with other fruit, taste is still subjective and wine is still wine, but smoothies are good too.
From a new and young austrian winemaker who just took over his family's buisness in Engabrunn, Kamptal. Heat from the east gives plenty of sun to ripen, and night time coolness from the northwest helps the wine maintain it's acidity. Kamptals diverse soils include loess, gravel, crystalline intrusions and red sandstone rich in feldspars, as well as conglomerate. These types of rock form the basis of a colourful geological patchwork, bearing testimony to the former existence of seas and volcanoes, the displacement of rivers in primeval times, and the rock dust that was blown in during the ice ages. It comes, therefore, as little surprise that the wines from the Kamptal – influenced by differences in aspect, elevation and soils – exhibit very distinctive, individual characteristics.
2 week skin contact Sauvignon Blanc blended with Welshriesling that doesn't see any skin, keeping the orange wine traits a little less invasive. Vanilla and basil an mineral-laced, ya dig?
