Domäne Wachau Grüner Veltliner Kaiserberg 2022

Intense aromas including white flowers, subtle hints of stone fruit and smoky sweet spices as well as elegant tropical fruits. In the mouth it is a well balanced, fresh wine with lively acidity, flavourful fruit and well-structured salty character causing it to linger on the palate.

“Kaiserberg “(the “emperor’s hill “) was the ancient campground of emperor Charlemagne who banished the Avars from the Wachau around 800 AD. The vineyard is situated west of Dürnstein. The special location on the Danube Bend has significant influence on the climatic conditions of this approximately 14 hectare vineyard. It is permanently affected by the warm Pannonian climate that flows in from the east, but is also simultaneously exposed to cool air masses that enter the vineyard through north-facing side valleys.

The Kaiserberg geology is composed of the two metamorphic rocks migmatite-amphibolite and paragneiss. Amphibolite is a dark rock of volcanic origin with a high concentration of minerals from the amphibole group.

The grapes are carefully selected and then processed in a pneumatic tank press, with the must then fermented under controlled temperatures and aged on the fine lees in stainless steel tanks.

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