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 Sauberg
Single-vineyard Grüner Veltliner from the Sauberg site's 50+-year-old vines on calcereous conglomerate soils. Selective harvesting by hand in several passes at the beginning of November. 12 hours' maceration on skins. Gentle pressing without stems. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in used Austrian oak barrels. Aged for 10 months on full lees until bottling in September.
Tasting Notes
Complex nose with white pepper, herbal notes and juicy, ripe yellow fruits. Powerful body on the palate. Full, balanced, elegant and minerally in the mouth with a salty finish. Great potential.
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