Hirtzberger Gruner Veltliner Treu Federspiel 2022
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The 2022 Mathias Hirtzberger Treu Federspiel Gruner Veltliner captivates with a vibrant blend of green apple and fresh citrus aromas, layered with subtle white pepper notes. On the palate, it offers a crisp, refreshing acidity, balanced elegantly with a minerally undertone. This wine showcases a medium-bodied profile, leading to a clean, persistent finish.
Ideal for pairing with light seafood or as a delightful aperitif. A true expression of classic Gruner Veltliner elegance.
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A ripe, expressive style, with waxy pear, mango and peach puree layered with geranium and warm spices. Mouthcoating and rich, with a pastry note gliding through a tangy finish lifted by white pepper and mineral. Shows good precision and balance.
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This shows nice complexity combined with elegance and offers a charming mix of snap pea, lemon and nectarine flavors that are powerful, and backed up by juicy acidity. The finish offers notes of tobacco and white chocolate.
Fun to say and delightfully easy to drink, Grüner Veltliner calls Austria its homeland. While some easily quaffable Grüners come in a one-liter—a convenient size—many high caliber single vineyard bottlings can benefit from cellar aging. Somm Secret—About 75% of the world’s Grüner Veltliner comes from Austria but the variety is gaining ground in other countries, namely Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the United States.
As Austria’s most prestigious wine growing region, the landscape of the Wachau is—not surprisingly—one of its most dramatic. Millions of years ago, the Danube River chiseled its way through the earth, creating steep terraces of decomposed volcanic and metamorphic rock. Harsh Ice Age winds brought deposits of ancient glacial dust and loess to the terrace’s eastern faces. Today these steep surfaces of nutrient-poor and fast draining soil are home to some of Austria’s very best sites for both Grüner Veltliner and Riesling.
Wachau is small, comprising a mere three percent of Austria’s vine surface and, considering relatively low yields, represents a miniscule proportion of total wine production. Diurnal temperature shifts in Wachau facilitate great balance of sugar and phenolic ripeness in its grapes. At night cold air from the Alps and forests in the northwest displace warm afternoon air, which gets sucked upstream along the Danube.
Its sites are actually so varied and distinct that more emphasis is going into vineyard-designated offerings even despite grape variety. Grüner Veltliner and Riesling are most prominent, but the region produces Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder), Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc and Zweigelt among other local variants.