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Tasting note
- Colour & appearance
- A radiant golden yellow in the glass.
- Nose
- On the nose, this Chardonnay reveals a fascinatingly Burgundian character. Framed by a distinct minerality, reminiscent of sea breeze, gunflint and fresh white bread crust, yeasty notes mingle with cool citrus fruit and delicate nuances of peach. With a little air, refreshing herbal accents of sage and mint emerge.
- Palate
- On the palate, the wine is powerful, exceptionally juicy and at the same time playful. Its focused structure is supported by a pronounced salinity and finely chiselled tannins, which lend the wine grip and aristocratic elegance.
- Terroir & origin
- The grapes grow in Apetlon in Burgenland, on the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. The Pannonian climate, with hot summers and cold winters, meets calcareous soils with gravel and sand here, bestowing upon the wine its firm backbone and mineral clarity.
- Grape variety & vinification
- Made from Chardonnay, Heinz Velich relies on meticulous handwork with minimal yields. Fermentation takes place spontaneously with wild yeasts, followed by a long maturation in Burgundian barrels. The wine is neither fined nor filtered unless absolutely necessary, and demands time to mature.
- Food recommendations
- A brilliant partner for intense and aromatic dishes with a piquant twist, such as pan-fried turbot with a piquant beurre blanc or braised calf’s cheek with a herb crust.
- Special features
- Tiglat is the estate’s iconic benchmark: the single vineyard – named after an old dialect term for a section of the vineyard site – was planted as early as 1959 and has made Weingut Velich famous on the international stage.
