Austria

The ‘Tradition’ wines are an ode to the winemaking style being employed at Gobelsburg in the early 19th century – specifically the years between 1800 and 1850. This period is characterized by the era of baroque, where intense aromatics in vinfication was being practiced.

The grapes are pressed with a basket press for low sediment content, without further sedimentation the wines are fermented without temperature control in 25 hl Manhartsberg oak casks (double foudre). After the fermentation the wines are racked every 3 to 4 months to let the wine ‘breathe’ on one side, but on the other side to go off the lees. This process lasts for about two years until the wine is ready to be bottled.

The Goldberg vineyard has the highest elevation of Vienna's Oberlaa district, and Alex's ""Laaerberg"" parcel comes from a sunny south-facing exposition that overlooks the Vienna Central Cemetery and has a unique terroir of black earth with limestone-rich loam on top, with ice-age gravel and a high iron content after 20cm deep. Planted to 80+ year-old vines with a mix of 13 different varieties, pressed over 24-hours on the lees, then fermented spontaneously in large Stockinger foudres. The vibrant golden color and lively quince, yellow fruit, and citrus aromas frame a full-bodied white with tons of spice, persistent acidity (5,9 g/L) and a long terroir-driven finis