Veyder-Malberg, “Liebedich” Grüner Veltliner
Veyder-Malberg, “Liebedich” Grüner Veltliner

Veyder-Malberg, “Liebedich” Grüner Veltliner

Wachau, Austria 2019 (750mL)
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Veyder-Malberg, “Liebedich” Grüner Veltliner

Peter sources this from a variety of younger parcels that are too small for individual bottlings. Key sites include Bruck, Schön, Buschenberg, Hochrain, Loibenberg, and Kreutles (anyone well-versed in the Wachau knows I just rattled off an HOFer list of vineyards). In 2019, the grapes briefly macerated before a slow, gentle basket press into stainless steel. After the wine settled, a neutral fermentation began. Aging occurred in these same vessels. 


This style of Grüner is unlike anything you try on a regular basis. Its pure expression of terroir is on vivid display and the deep, precise, enriching layers on the mid-palate leave a long-lasting impression. Lush aromas and flavors of lemongrass, white pepper, citrus blossoms, underripe pineapple, freshly cut green apple, crushed stone, melon peel—it’s all seamlessly intertwined. Enjoy in Burgundy stems, around 50-55 degrees, and track your bottle over an entire evening. 

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Austria

Northeastern Austria

Weinviertel

Considered by most to be the oldest growing zone in Austria, Weinviertel is also, geographically, the largest in the country and covers the vast, northeastern expanse of Lower Austria, stretching from the western border of Slovakia, following the Danube inland and veering up to the southern border of Czechia. Its name, which translates to “wine quarter,” reflects the region’s rich, ancient wine heritage and, according to the Weinviertel DAC website, there are “7,000 years of artifacts to prove it.”

Northeastern Austria

Wachau

Austria’s Wachau appellation is the country’s most acclaimed region. About an hour northwest of Vienna along the Danube River, the vista of the steep, terraced vineyards of the Wachau creates a magnificent landscape akin to a verdant, ancient amphitheater—it is a UNESCO World Heritage site, after all. With rich and unique soils here of löess and gneiss, which lend vivid minerality to the wine.

Eastern Austria

Burgenland

The Burgenland appellation, running along Austria’s border with Hungary southeast of Vienna, has a diverse topography and a mix of soils, with more primary rock and slate at higher locations and dense loams in the rolling hills that extend toward the Pannonian plain.

Southeastern Austria

Steiermark

The region of Styria (Steiermark) is in southeastern Austria which sits near the border with Slovenia. This area is studded with long-extinct volcanoes whose deposits are a key component of the local soils and the vineyards benefit from a classic Austrian push-pull of cool Alpine air and warmer “Pannonian” currents from the east.

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