Groiss
What a gorgeous discovery this was. Franz-Josef Gansberger – Goose to his friends – told us about his girlfriend’s wines when he was out here representing Weingut Stadt Krems for Riesling Downunder. We were drawn in by images of these divine vineyards of the Weinviertel – Austria’s largest and most diverse wine-growing area – and the story of a woman whose heart led her back from a high-flying marketing career to her grandmother’s vineyards. All deft touch and instinct, Ingrid’s philosophy in grounded on this love of these mature family vineyards. She picks by hand in several passes through the vineyards and ferments the juice using mainly ambient yeast. Oak is only a minor feature, but she makes the most of the fermentation lees to give texture and depth to her wines.
Bright, pretty and full of life, the wines of Ingrid Groiss are as at home in our portfolio as she is in Breitenwaida.
Grüner Veltliner 2022
100% Grüner Veltliner from ferruginous and calcareous loess soils. Selective hand-harvesting at the end of October over several passes. Gently pressed without stems with a total of six hours’ maceration on the skins. Vineyard and neutral yeasts. Aged on the full lees in stainless steel tank till bottling in February 2017. Alcohol 13%; residual sugar 3.9g/L; acidity 6.2 g/L.
Tasting Notes
The wine is shiny golden with green nuances, with aromas of fresh, juicy yellow fruit, red ripe pomegranate, Golden Delicious and elegant white blossom. It’s full-bodied and minerally on the palate, with lively structure and acidity as well as a long finish.
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