Riesling Vießlinger Stern 2019

Wine Description for Riesling Vießlinger Stern 2019 by Martin Muthenthaler

Colour & Appearance

Pale golden yellow with brilliant clarity – a wine that already hints at its maturity and concentration in the glass.

Nose

Hedonistic and yet precise: The Vießlinger Stern unfolds an intense fruit palette of apricots, vineyard peaches and yellow pears, interwoven with yellow plums and kumquats. With air contact, a fascinating complexity develops – subtle smokiness and fine mineral spice mingle into the opulent fruit, accompanied by an elegant yeast note from ageing on full lees.

Palate

A Riesling with two faces: it begins charming and highly aromatic, then develops into a serious, dense wine with increasing minerality and bitterness. The stony texture puts the palate and tongue under tension, almost electrifying. At 13.5% alcohol, the wine displays impressive structure and firmness – lively, multi-layered, demanding. This is not a wine for quick pleasure, but a Riesling that requires time, air and a Burgundy glass to reveal its full splendour.

Finish

Long, mineral and bitter with lingering stony presence. The fruit increasingly gives way to minerality – a finish of impressive clarity and tension.

Terroir & Origin

The Vießlinger Stern is Muthenthaler’s flagship vineyard site, today managed as a sub-cru of the Bruck. The small-structured, difficult-to-access vineyard with over 60 parcels is home to the winery’s oldest vines (35+ years). The terroir is characterised by orthogneiss and mica schist – primordial rocks that give the wine its characteristic minerality.

Grape Variety & Vinification

100% Riesling, spontaneously fermented and aged in large acacia wood barrel on full lees with regular bâtonnage. A vinification that promotes complexity and texture without obscuring the fruit clarity.

Food Pairing Recommendations

Grilled fennel in bergamot broth, roasted chicken in herb crust with orange-fennel salad or carp with yellow tomatoes and fried potatoes – the wine pairs well with aromatic intensity and roasted flavours.

Special Characteristics

A Riesling that oscillates between hedonism and seriousness – characterful, age-worthy and an authentic expression of the Wachau.