Tropical Fruit, Stone Fruit, Tree Fruit, and Mineral, Sweet Spice
BODY: Light
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: High
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)
Origin: Kremstal, Austria
Grape Varietals:
Grüner Veltliner
Winemaking:
Destemmed and Direct Press
Maturation: 0-6 Months Stainless Steel Tanks
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Fried calamari, Chicken schnitzel
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Stift Göttweig is located among the rolling countryside on the south bank of the Danube opposite the town of Krems at 449 meters above sea level. Since 2006, winegrower Fritz Miesbauer and his team have been reliving history on the Stift Göttweig estate.
Grape Varietals & Region: Climatic conditions similar to the Wachau, if only slightly warmer, the Kremstal benefits from the easterly warm winds of the Pannonian basin and cool, humid breezes from the Waldviertal forest to the north.
WInemaking Process: The Göttweiger Messwein, or altar wine, has been an institution in this Benedictine monastery for centuries. The Grüner Veltliner are vinified as light, dry wines. From the nature-friendly cultivation of the vineyards to the care and processing of the grapes and wine, the purity law of the church must be strictly observed. Messwein cannot be produced without the permission of the bishop, and it must be only natural and unaltered.
Taste Profile: The wine displays aromas of delightful pear, red apple skin and musk aromas with hints of rosewater and spiced lychee. On the palate, Pear, red apple and lime fruits.
