Austrian Gruner Veltliner 2022 Rosi Schuster “Aus Den Dorfern” 750ml

Grapes: 90% Gruner Veltliner, 2% Welschriesling, 2% Muscat Ottonel, 2% Weißburgunder, 2% Neuburger, 2% Furmint.

Region: Austria> Burgenland. Notes: Organic, no fining or filtration, low sulfur at bottling only.

Description: The founding steps of their winery were laid by Rosi and Franz Schuster in the late 1970s. Rosi graduated from viticulture school in Eisenstadt and was subsequently working at her parents winery in Sankt Margarethen, Burgenland. Franz was a professor for cellar management in Eisenstadt and decided to merge his vineyards to the newly created family winery. Currently their son, Hannes has taken over the winemaking duties. Hannes has restructured the vineyards, converted them to organic farming placing his main focus on the native grape varieties; Blaufränkisch and Sankt Laurent. Burgenland, one of Europe’s oldest and most exciting region and its geological foundation of the Pannonian basin, shaped by its soft rolling hills stands at the core of his vision. "Indigenous varieties help translate this origin and allow me to bottle true reflections of the region." - Hannes Schuster.

Rosi and Hannes Schuster's 2015 Aus den Dörfern White is a spectacular wine made from 90% Grüner Veltliner and 10% diverse varieties planted not exactly as a field blend, but row by row which were all picked separately. One-third of the wine (from the Grüner Veltliner) has seen new oak, the rest was unoaked. The result is super-clear and precise on the nose and reveals a great purity and finesse on the palate. The finish has a lovely grip and reveals a lingering salinity and great tension. This is a gorgeous, medium-bodied and terroir-driven wine from gneiss, schist, and limestone. Highly recommended! Golden colour and plenty of polish to go with it. Apples and pears dusted with spice, saltwater, grilled nuts, fresh apricot. Medium bodied, peppery texture and taste, and also quite flinty, with a range of fruit flavours, though to a large extent, it’s not really fruity at all. It’s briny and delicious, with a long dry and dusty finish. Wunderbar! 750ml