Riesling Loiserberg 2009
Kamptal DAC, Erste Lage >

The wine
This extraordinarily fine Riesling grows on the steep and barren, but very sunny terraces of the Loiserberg vineyard. The very barren terraces with their crystalline primary rock soils provide ideal conditions for making Rieslings full of aromatic ripeness, pleasent refinement and raciness.

alcohol by vol: 12,5 %, acidity: 6,8 ‰, residual sugar: 3,7 g/l

Ried Loiserberg
Facing south to southeast, this site boasts a crystalline rock soil (Gföhl Gneiss) with a very thin layer of humus that provides the vines with a poor substratum; this forces the roots to infiltrate deeply into the craggy subsoil in order to get the nutrients they need. The ingestion of nutrients leads to wines with a very distinctive and multilayered character and a deep fruitiness.
Loiserberg is the westernmost elevation in the direction of the Waldviertel, therefore it has a very special microclimate: While its sun-exposed terraces are pounded with extreme heat, the vines are also flooded with cold air from the harsher Waldviertel. This mixture of cold and hot air contributes strongly to the development of exotic aromas.

The wine-making
The fully ripe grapes were selectively harvested by hand into stackable crates in several passages in the middle of October. The crates were then immediately brought to the press house on fully suspended trailers where the whole clusters were carefully pressed at very low pressure. The cleared juice was then slowly fermented in cooled stainless steel tanks at approxomately 18° Celsius so as to preserve the delicate aromas and flavors of the grape. After resting on the fine lees the wine is bottled at the beginning of March of the year following the harvest.

Ageing potential: until 2018

food accompany:
The transparent fruit aromas enhance the delicate flavors of white meats such as poultry, veal and fish.