2022 Gut Oggau, 'Theodora' Weiss, Burgenland, Austria
$46.00
Wiltrude’s daughter. A pert but likeable young lady, who takes everyone’s heart by storm with her cheerful and animated manner. She is attractive like her mother and at the same time both impudent and elegant. The prankster at the vineyard Oggau, she is nonetheless most reliable and steady. She has a particularly close relationship with her beloved grandmother Mechtild and her favorite uncle Emmeram.
Age of Vines: 35 years old
Yields: 2-2.5 tons/hectare
Soil: Gravel and Limestone
Varieties: Gruner Veltliner and Welschriesling
Vinification Method: Grapes are hand harvested and destemmed. Fermentation takes place in used 500, 1000 and 1500-liter barrels. The wine stays in these barrels for an elevage of about 9 months, with no batonnage. The wine is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with zero addition of sulfur.
Specs
- Country Austria
- Region Burgenland
- Style White Wine, Orange Wine
- Producer Gut Oggau
- Farming Practices Organic, Biodynamic
- Grapes Gruner Veltliner, Welschriesling
- Food Pairings Stinky Cheese, Roast White Meats, Braised Things, White Sauce, Fried Food
- Characteristics Icon, No Sulfur, Dressed to Impress, Big Power