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Erich KrutzlerSdburgenlandRiesling Grner VeltlinerBurgenland Blaufrnkisch

Pichler-Krutzler

Wachau

Riesling

KellerbergWachauFlickental

( 1200-1500 )8-9

(Robert Parker’s rating: 93+points)
2018 Kellerberg Riesling Kellerberg

Elisabeth Pichler-Krutzler from the Wachau and Erich Krutzler from the Burgenland founded their own wine estate in the Wachau in 2006. Both husband and wife originated from famous wine-making families. Together, they craft wines of great soul and individuality, based on a respect form nature and sustainable viticultural practice.

All this is a continuation of the path that Erich Krutzler set out on in the 1990s when he helped his family estate produce outstanding and characterful red wines in the Sdburgenland. This is why a Burgenland Blaufrnkisch finds its place in the range alongside Riesling and Grner Veltliner.

The Pichler-Krutzler wines are pure, unadulterated and made without compromise to quality. Each wine is the reflection of its own terroir, harvested, raised and bottled without blending. Since there is no chaptalization, no juice concentration, no fining or additives of any sort, all the wines express their origins plain and clear. Just high-grade handcraft without any fancy trends.

Region
Wachau, Austria

Country of Origin:
Austria

Type:
White/Blanc (Still)

Grape Variety:
Riesling

Terroir:
Ried(Single Vineyard) Kellerbergis the paragon for a top single vineyard in the winegrowing region Wachau. Manual cared vines are grown on south-eastern facing terraces made with natural stone walls. The soil is dominated by Orthogneiss.
A long vegetation period caused by cool airstreams from the so-called Flickental during nights is resulting in a late harvest. This microclimatic combination is creating wines combining refinement and power in a matchless kind. Wines commonly are restrained and alluring, full-bodied and savoury at the same time, but always multi-layered with lot of depth.

Fermentation and Ageing:
Manuel harvest. 8-9 months partly in stainless steel and big oak casks (12-15L).

Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker’s rating: 93+points)
The 2018 Ried Kellerberg Riesling is fascinatingly pure, bright and flinty on the ripe and concentrated nose with its coolish and spicy-herbal notes. Rich, intense but also vital and fresh, this is an elegant, dense and powerful Kellerberg with lush fruit and a long finish with grip and tension. Very promising.