Tasting note
- Colour & appearance
- Radiant, pale golden yellow with silvery reflections – clear and vibrant in the glass.
- Nose
- Expressive and multi-layered: Mirabelle plum, ripe pineapple, papaya and passion fruit meet fine lees notes, wet stones and a hint of wild herbs. Minerality runs through the bouquet like a common thread.
- Palate
- Generous fruit, saline minerality and fine tannins provide structure and tension. The lively acidity keeps the exotic fruit in check – juicy yet never heavy.
- Finish
- Clean and precise, with a lingering salty note and an echo of herbal spice. Dry, refreshing, with astonishing length for this price bracket.
- Terroir & origin
- Apetlon on the south-eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl: a Pannonian climate with hot summers and cold winters, complemented by limestone and gravel soils interspersed with sand. Here, where brothers Heinz and Roland Velich have been working since the 1990s, white wines of unusual clarity are born.
- Grape variety & vinification
- Welschriesling – often underestimated in Austria, yet taken seriously at Velich. Minimal yields, meticulous selection, spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts: the estate works with the same patience and rigour that distinguishes its great Chardonnays.
- Food recommendations
- Perfect with Asian cuisine offering both spice and finesse: Thai curry, Vietnamese summer rolls, sashimi or pan-fried fish with lime and coriander. Also a delight with asparagus or hearty vegetable dishes.
- Special characteristics
- A Welschriesling that demonstrates what this grape variety can achieve: no simple Heuriger wine, but a cuvée with captivating clarity, subtle fruit and the very tension that defines all Velich wines. A remarkable amount of wine in the glass for very little money.
