Weingut F. X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Reid Steinertal 2021

Wine Type:
Style of Wine:	Light & Crisp
Country of Origin:	Austria
Grape Varietal:	Grüner Veltliner
Bottle Format:	750mL
Case Size:	6 bottles
$631.74 Per Case ($105.29/btl) Add to Cart

Tasting Notes

This unique site is situated at the most eastern end of the Wachau, between the Loibenberg and the Pfaffenberg. The old vineyard name is “Steingraben”, as its form depicts a rift, which broadens into an amphitheatre as it reaches down towards the vineyard landscape in Unterloiben. The site is clearly characterized by its proximity to the nearby forest, from which nocturnal northerly breezes cool the vineyard as they pass through on their current towards the Danube. This makes Steinertal the cool, slow ripening single-vineyard site within the Loibner vineyards, which is unique in its ideal harvest picking time and mineral character. The geological subsoil of the Ried Steinertal consists entirely of lime-free, acidic molten Gföhler gneiss (orthogneiss).

Critical Praise

“From the coolest vineyard of the crus here and based on destemmed and macerated fruits, Pichler's 2021 Loibner Grüner Veltliner Ried Steinertal was vinified in stainless steel, aged in large oak until July and bottled in August and offers a clear, refined and elegant, indeed coolish bouquet of bright fruits. Full-bodied and intense on the palate, this is a gentle, very fine and elegant Steinertal with a dense core and an almost velvety texture. The acidity is fine and perfectly interwoven and the tannins are remarkably delicate. The finish is long and intense and shows stimulating bitters, but against all trends, there is not phenolic grip, which is what we often find in the Danube Veltliners of the 2021 vintage, but fine and healthy grip. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in September 2022. Drink 2022-2040.” - 94 points, Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate, December 8, 2022.