THE DISCOVER CLUB - September 2021
This month, we revisit an exciting producer who reinvigorated an historic past in Kamptal, Austria with Schloss Gobelsburg Steinsetz Gruner Veltiner 2019.
schloss gobelsburg “ried steinsetz” gruner veltliner 2019
Winemaker: Gobelsburg Monastery (yup, it is made by monks)
Region: Kamptal, Austria
Grape Varietal: 100% Gruner Veltliner
Viticulture: quartzite pebbles covered by loam, farmed organically
Method: aged in 25hL Austrian Oak casks
Serving Suggestion: Serve at 44-48F
Age: Drink 2023-2029
Nose: tangerine, melon, waxy cheese rind (like young Manchego!)
Tasting Notes: a bright youthful note opens into ripe citrus and tree fruits. The palate dances on your tongue - a fresh crisp bite with a mineral edge. Hints of tannin round out the edges and gives great length with an elegant power to this pristine, transparent wine.
ABOUT Gobelsburg
The Monastery at Gobelsburg began nearly a millennia ago (1171), but it was revitalized when Austrian wine legends Michael Moosbrugger and Willi Bründlemayer acquired it. As active members of the Österreichische Traditionsweingüter, a winegrower associate with a mission of highlighting historic vineyards that repeatedly produce the best wines of Austria. Seeing how such an esteemed site claimed holdings in some of those vineyards, Moosbrugger and Bründlemayer were compelled to return the estate to its former greatness.
To read more about Gobelsburg and the Kamptal region, check out my previous article here.
why i am excited about this wine
Austrian whites hold some of the greatest value in the world right now. The quality of wines coming from distinct producers outperforms any other wine at its given price point. By splurging on a nice, single vineyard Gruner or Riesling, you can taste the quality that wine snobs are looking for when they buy up the most prestigious bottles from Germany and even Burgundy. The Steinsetz vineyard gives a super focused mineral edge that reinforces the sharp snap that I love in Gruner. This wine is like an energetic horse out of the gate, but if you rest it to mature for a few years, it will ease into itself and show a calmer yet serious character.
The Winery Team at Schloss Gobelsburg, curtesy of Gobelsburg's Website.