Gelber Muskateller Ried Steinriegl 2019 Erste STK Lage

Wine description:

Aromatic, very grapey muscat notes, black pepper, ripe mandarines, a Gelber Muskateller with depth.

Location:

Steinriegl: Very steep (up to 78% inclination) top single vineyard located on high altitude and facing south-southwest. Highly flavour-intense wines with pronounced minerality. This vineyard was referred as one of the best single vineyards of Styria for centuries.
Since vintage 2018 this very special single vineyard is classified as STK Premier Cru.

Soil:

phyllitic red slate with quartz inclusion

Awards:

94/100 pts. Falstaff Weinguide 2020/21

Winemaking:

Very late selective hand picked grapes, short maceration time, gently very slowly pressed. Spontaneous fermentation in big old wooden casks and fermentation for 11 months on the yeast.

Altitude:

400-540m

Steepness:

50-78%

Drinking temperature:

12 °C

Drinking description:

Avocado cream with touch of lime and turkey carpaccio
Wine soup with cinnamon sticks
Melon with dried ham
contains sulfites

Characteristics:

dry

Alcohol:

12,50% Vol. Alk.

Sugar:

2,50 g/l RZ

Acid:

6,30 g/l tbS