Ott, Ried STEIN 1ÖTW Grüner Veltliner, Kamptal, Austria, 2021

Overview of the Wine
Ried Stein is a vineyard that Bernhard farms in the Kamptal village of Engabrunn. Bernhard’s village, Feuresbrunn, is right on the border and Bernhard has roots in these Engabrunn vineyards going back to his great grandfather who started farming these sites in 1889. Stein means stone and as the name would suggest, this vineyard is loess with a lot of gneiss. It might remind you more of the wines from Ried Renner than the heavy loess wines from Ried Rosenberg, which recall the Ried Lamm more than any other site. There is a long maceration in the press prior to natural fermentation in steel.

Grape / Blend
Gruner Veltliner

Origin
Kamptal, Austria

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
Grapes are selected in September when acidity and maturity have reached the perfect point for the base wine of sparkling production. These grapes are sourced from different southeast facing, chalky parcels that lend the wine freshness and warmth. The harvested grapes are transported in small cases directly into the cellar, where they are very gently and carefully pressed.

95 Points - Vinous
The 2021 Grüner Veltliner Stein is grown on gneiss. The nose is scented with moss, lemon, savory edges of sage and mellower woodruff that verges into creaminess. Bright lightness and a sense of naked stoniness come across as totally translucent, yet supple and smooth. Altogether, this results in a most harmonious completeness, defined freshness and pristine resonance"always mouthwatering, with a lovely, lemony, bright zestiness. This is elegant, stony and utterly balanced. (Bone-dry)

95 Points - James Suckling
Chopped apples, fresh herbs and pears here, with some creamy peach too. Lovely fruit-forward, silky nature, medium- to full-bodied, with youthful energy and beautiful balance. From biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

Product size: 750ml