A rare, spicy white wine from the Wagram – produced from a steep south-east-facing vineyard site with slate, loess and granite, farmed biodynamically at around 320 metres above sea level.
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Bottler: Vineyard Fritsch, Oberstockstall 24, A-3470 Kirchberg am Wagram / Austria
In the glass
Colour
Pale golden yellow with fine green reflections.
Nose
Expressive and spicy: ripe red apples with their skin, nuts, herbs, a touch of curry and smoky stone, alongside quince paste, apricot, mirabelle plum, almonds and honey.
Palate
Powerful and mouth-filling with a creamy texture, yellow and slightly reddish fruit, tart-savoury notes and a subtle Traminer-like exoticism. Fine acidity, pleasant grip with delicate tannins and a substantial finish.
Character
A distinctive, profound white wine from the Wagram – the rare Roter Veltliner grape variety shows its true class here: spicy, mineral-driven and perfectly balanced between freshness and richness.
Pairing
Ideal with Wiener Schnitzel, boldly spiced Asian cuisine or mature hard cheese.
Notes
A rarity – there are only around 260 hectares of this variety, which is not related to Grüner Veltliner, across the whole of Austria. Spontaneously fermented and aged in a 2,000-litre acacia cask, made from 16-year-old vines on the premier cru (1.ÖTW) Ried Steinberg vineyard site, farmed biodynamically (respekt-BIODYN).
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Bright golden yellow with slightly green reflections – clear and inviting in the glass.
Nose
Expressive and spicy: ripe red apples with their skin, nuts, herbs, a hint of curry and rock smoke. Alongside this, nuances of quince paste, apricot, mirabelle plum, almonds and honey.
Palate
Powerful and mouth-filling with a creamy texture, yellow and slightly reddish fruit, herbaceous-savoury notes and a subtle Traminer exoticism. Fine acidity, pleasant grip with delicate tannins.
Finish
A substantial, slightly smoky-spicy finale – invigorating freshness meets impressive fullness.
Terroir & origin
The Steinberg vineyard site is a steep, south-east-facing slope on schist, loess and granite at an altitude of 310 to 330 metres. The Wagram itself – a fossilised coastline of the Tethys Sea with Ice Age loess deposits over calcium-rich marine sediment – lends the wines here their unmistakable mineral tension.
Grape variety & vinification
With only around 260 hectares planted throughout Austria, Roter Veltliner is a true rarity – and, incidentally, not related to Grüner Veltliner, although both share Savagnin (Traminer) as an ancestor. The 16-year-old vines yield grapes that were spontaneously fermented and aged in a large 2,000-litre acacia wood cask.
Food recommendations
Its spiciness and slight grip make it a perfect companion for Wiener Schnitzel made from veal, pan-roasted poussin, zander in an almond crust or Asian-inspired dishes such as mild vegetable curry. It is also a wise choice alongside mature hard cheese.
Special features
At Fritsch on the Wagram, Roter Veltliner is a quiet passion: in the Ried Steinberg, the variety has recently been achieving 94 Falstaff points on a regular basis. The estate has farmed its vineyards biodynamically since 2006 and is a founding member of respekt-BIODYN. This wine proves that an almost forgotten variety can reach world-class level on the right soil – rare, full of character, with ageing potential.
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