Gruner Veltliner `Wagramer Selektion` Heiderer-Mayer 2022
Country
Austria
Region
Niederosterreich
Producer
Heiderer-Mayer
Grape(s)
Gruner Veltliner (100%)
Type
White
Style
Aromatic
Oaked Style
Unoaked
Body Style
Medium bodied
Dry/Sweet Style
Bone dry
Alcohol Content
13%
Closure Style
Screw cap
Organic/Biodynamic
No
Sustainable
Yes-sustainable practices
Vegetarian/Vegan
Vegetarian
Yes
Vegan
Yes
Allergens
Sulphites
Yes
Milk
No
Egg
No
Region
This region, meaning `lower Austria` lies on the fertile Danube plain to the west of Vienna. Here there are a number of different regions, such as Wagram, Wachau, Kremstal and Kamptal, producing quality dry wines, mainly from the Riesling and Gruner Veltliner grape varieties.
The Kamptal wine growing region, the area around StraB, in the Strasser Valley, traces back its origins of cultivating plants thousands of years with vines having been planted for hundreds of years. During medieval times, monastries and the nobility owned vineyards in this area.
Producer
Heiderer-Mayer is a family run winery, established in 1844. Now run by Helmut and Gabriele Heiderer-Mayer who took over in 1990 and run their 25 hectares of vineyards which are currently in conversion gain their sustainability Austria certification. Based in Wagram along the left bank of the Danube with a mixture of loess, sand and gravel soils. They focus on growing healthy grapes of the highest quality and in their winemaking they preserve the varietal characters in their wine showing fresh fruitiness and minerality.
Tasting Notes
Heiderer-Mayer`s Gruner Veltliner is a selection of the best grapes from their vineyards in the Wagram region of Nierderosterreich. Designed to be drunk fresh and young, the wine is vinified in stainless steel tanks resulting in a pure expression of the varietal. Notes of green apple, conference pear and pineapple combine with the classic pepperiness of Gruner Veltliner, all underpinned by a fresh and zesty acidity.
Food
Gruner Veltliner is a versatile wine which can be a great match to many dishes, from classic wiener schnitzel`s to vietnamese summer rolls and noodle salads.
