Hofkellerei des Fürsten von Liechtenstein Eiswein Selektion 2019

Ice, ice baby

Grüner Veltliner

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Floral, Stone Fruit, and Tropical Fruit, Smokey

BODY: Medium
DRYNESS: Very Sweet
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%): Moderate (9-12%)

Origin: Burgenland, Liechtenstein

Grape Varietals:

Grüner Veltliner

Winemaking:
Organic
Freezing

Maturation:

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Strong cheese, seafood aglio olio

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Spicy korean pork, tako wasabi, spicy chashu ramen

Hofkellerei des Fursten von Liechtenstein

Also known as the Court Winery of the Prince of Liechtenstein, the vineyards have been under the family since 1436. While not all the vineyards are in Liechtenstein, with many of the vineyards around Wilfersdorf estate being actually under Austria

Description

Hofkellerei des Fürsten von Liechtenstein Eiswein Selektion 2019

Today, the Grüner Veltliner is rightly regarded as one of the most internationally renowned Austrian varietals. Ice wine is a truly special rarity.

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Gruner Veltliner, from areas on the north eastern part of the Weinvertel

Taste Profile: A deep yellow colour with golden shines, strong velvety aroma of flowers with fine hints of passion fruit and mango in the nose, lots of structure on the palate, sweetness carried by lively acidity, exciting and youthfully animating.

Winemaking Process: Harvested at -8 °C, it naturally concentrates the fruity aromas of the Grüner Veltliner and balances the pleasantly sumptuous sweetness with its fine acidity and spiciness. Temperatures below -7 °C cause the water in the grapes to freeze, thus concentrating the aromas and sweet extract. The grapes are processed in the cellar while still frozen and the wine is harvested and pressed under the supervision of a regulatory body.

Ice wine is a special rarity, the production of which was first discovered by chance in Germany in the 19th century due to an early onset of winter.

Lush & Balanced Desserts

Many of these wines often have been touched by botrytis, and have a beautiful balance between fruit & acidity. Despite being lush, they often have some brightness or mineraility to them, and are not as thick textured as some other dessert styles. Classic notes would be honey, botrytis, apricot, peach and other stonefruit, marmalade, spice

Ice Wine (Eiswein)

Made from grapes that were left ot freeze on the vine, and then pressed when frozen. This allows the sugars to separate from the water, resulting in highly concentrated wines, that could be some of the sweetest in the world
Difficult to produce due to various challenges in keeping the grapes frozen & pressing them when solid, it's a risky & challenging wine to make