Austria 2019

Burgstall is a sunny site, yet the constant prevailing wind ensures that it’s one of the later ripening vineyards here. That leads to an interplay between intense fruit and a cool freshness. This is racy, rich, and delicious.

The Liebenberg vineyard - or “love mountain” - is all planted to Grüner, with vines aged up to 65 years old. Spicy and intense, it’s a wine all about texture and complexity, with spice, herbal notes, and intense fruit all swirling from the glass.

Many of those in the know call Kellerberg one of the Wachau’s greatest vineyards. Here, a large diurnal range ensures wines that are impeccably ripe, but also with racy acidity and stunning definition of fruit. This is a true Grand Cru.

A cooler site, the Steinertal yields to Rieslings of pure elegance and definition, with plenty of white pepper, and fresh white peaches. There’s bracing acidity, and a cleansing, tonic-like finish. A real delight.

M stands for monumental, and this wine is only made in the finest vintages here. It comes from select parcels, and is picked later than the other wines. That makes it a richer, more powerful, more intense expression of Grüner. Tiny production, and not to be missed in 2019.