Weingut Wieninger, Grüner Vetliner "Ried Kaasgraben" Sievering, Austria 2021

The Ried Kaasgraben Grüner Veltliner opens with a clear, fresh, elegant and very aromatic bouquet of ripe white and yellow fruits intertwined with delicate spicy/mineral aromas. Full bodied, round and fresh on the palate, with delicate, perfectly integrated acidity and remarkable finesse, this is an elegant, vital and mineral Grüner Veltliner with a long, well-structured and clear finish.

The single vineyard Kaasgraben is located in Sievering, approximately three kilometers west side from the Nussberg and so further away from the Danube. The vineyard has a higher sea level and the impact of the Wiener Wald brings a higher day and night amplitude. The soil is dominated of calcareous sandstone with a little clay content. The vineyard is about 50 years old and is south-south-east faced.

Austrian winemaker Fritz Wieninger grew up in the family heurigen (wine taverns), serving wines produced by his mother, who was one of the first female graduates from the Klosterneuburg - Enology Program. Today, Fritz Wieninger is the leading wine producer in the city of Vienna and is a champion of Gemischter Satz, a traditional field blend and a favorite wine in Vienna’s heurigen. Due to his consistent focus and pursuit of quality, Fritz concluded that biodynamic farming was essential to have the best possible wines.