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Riesling Kamptal DAC Classic
Rating:
85.0000 % of 100
Crisp and delicious - a perfect example of Austrian Riesling. GOLD at the Sommelier Wine Awards.
| Features | Unoaked, Vegetarian and Vegan |
|---|---|
| Style | White, Still, Dry, Single Variety |
| Varieties |
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Why Choose This?
Approachable with great balance, length and intensity and at a good price!
Why We Have It
It would be criminal not too! It's that good!
What to expect
Apple, stone fruit and freshness with minerality
More about
This is really a perfect introduction to Austrian Riesling - focused, crisp and zingy
It's a very pretty wine.
From Kamptal you expect citrus, peaches and white flowers, with a lot of dry "licking rocks" minerality. And that is exactly what you get.
First, it is fresh. The young vintages will wake you up, the older vintages mellow and widen a little. But this is an acidity that is bright and pleasant, nothing harsh about it.
The fruit is round and clean, and the minerality makes it feel cleaner yet. The finish is very long especially considering it is a "classic" entry level wine.
Because it is so focused it is also very flexible - you can drink it as an aperitif well chilled, but it goes with a lot of food. Just make sure you pick dishes that aren't ruined by acidity (not sushi or sashimi, for example)
Wine Details
| Style | White, Still, Dry, Single Variety |
|---|---|
| Winemaker | Weinhof Waldschütz |
| Country | Austria |
| Region | Kamptal |
| Features | Unoaked, Vegetarian and Vegan |
| Aged In | Steel |
| Closure | Screwcap |
| Varieties | Riesling |
| Ripeness | Normal |
| Winemaking | No Malolactic |
Serving Suggestions
Grilled Gloucester Old Spot Pork Chop and Sauerkraut
An obvious match is with classic austrian fare like Schnitzel, loaded canapes or knoedel. Thai flavours, especially the thai salads and coconut based curries, are also a lovely match. As it cuts through fried food fantastically, we love it with savoury fried dishes like scotch eggs or whitebait, though is perhaps too fresh for subtle tempura.
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Pale gold in appearance.
Nose: Youthful, medium plus intensity aromas of super minerality comes through with gunflint, followed by ripe peach and apple
Palate: Dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, medium plus body, long finish. Pronounced intensity of mineral stone, apple and stone fruit aromas with a citrus twist.
A very good wine drinking well and with the potential to age for at least another 3 years.
Vintage 2019
Super approachable quality 2nd level Riesling. Delivering perfect balance of stone fruits and a wonderful crisp minerality. The secret, a site in the Kamptal that forces the vine roots deep in search of water and nutrients that’s also perfect for optimal ripening.
Vintage 2018
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Vintages
| Product Code | 43WZ0119 |
|---|---|
| Size | 75cl |
| Alcohol | 12.5 |
| Last Tasted | 16 May 2021 |
| mature evolution? | No |
| Keep Until | 2025 |
| Case Size | 6 |
| Sugar | 3.4 g/L |
| Acidity | 7.1 g/L |
| Closure | Screwcap |
| In a nutshell | Focused zingy mineral Riesling - a winner |
| Product Code | 43WZ0118 |
|---|---|
| Size | 75cl |
| Alcohol | 12.5 |
| Last Tasted | 27 Jan 2021 |
| mature evolution? | No |
| Keep Until | 2025 |
| Case Size | 6 |
| Sugar | 3.4 g/L |
| Acidity | 7.1 g/L |
| Closure | Screwcap |
| In a nutshell | A bit richer than the 2019 |
| Product Code | 43WZ0117 |
|---|---|
| Size | 75cl |
| Alcohol | 12.5 |
| Last Tasted | 2 Jul 2019 |
| mature evolution? | No |
| Closure | Screwcap |
| In a nutshell | A bit more elegant thanks to a few years to mellow |
| Product Code | 43WZ0116 |
|---|---|
| Size | 75cl |
| Alcohol | 12.5 |
| Last Tasted | 27 May 2021 |
| mature evolution? | No |
| Keep Until | 2025+ |
| Case Size | 6 |
| Closure | Screwcap |
| In a nutshell | A bit of age but still a zinger |
| Product Code | 4315042 |
|---|---|
| Size | 75cl |
| Alcohol | 12.5 |
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The key to this wine is the terroir! Vines exclusively on primary rock soil.
This soil structure offers great minerality. In search of nutrients the vines
grow down to 10m below the soil surface. Combined with the ideal ripening conditions that give wonderful ripe apple and stone fruit flavours this wine is perfectly balanced.