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Riesling Kamptal DAC Classic
Rating:
90 % of 100
Perfect balance of stone fruits and a wonderful crisp minerality.
| Winemaker | Weinhof Waldschütz |
|---|---|
| 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 (unless you pick an older vintage)
Tasting Notes
Vintage 2019
The 2019 vintage was not as warm as the 2018 so we have more balanced complexity (for a "classic style" Riesling)
Vintage 2018
2018 was warmer so this always had more fruit and was a bit mellower than other vintages.
It is still true to its youth, stone fruit and citrus. Hasn't really started to develop petrol (as of April 2021) notes, they tend to come late to this wine, if at all.
Vintages
| Product Code | 43WZ0119 |
|---|---|
| Size | 75cl |
| Alcohol | 12.5 |
| In a nutshell | Focused zingy mineral Riesling - a winner |
| Arrived | 10 May 2021 |
| Last Tasted | 15 Feb 2022 |
| mature evolution? | No |
| Keep Until | 2025 |
| Also Available at | Brigitte Bordeaux, Dulwich Vintners, DVine Cellars, The Grape and the Good, Islington Wines, Novel Wines, Nysa Wines and Spirits, Sarahs Cellar, Valhallas Goat, Vinarius London, The Whalley Wine Shop, Wharfside Wines, The Wine Library, Wined Up Here, The Wine Reserve, The Wine Twit, Wine Unlimited at The Vineyard |
| Case Size | 6 |
| Sweetness | dry |
| Sugar | 3.4 g/L |
| Acidity | 7.1 g/L |
| Closure | Screwcap |
| Allergens | Contains Sulphites |
| Composition | Riesling 100% |
| Product Code | 43WZ0118 |
|---|---|
| Size | 75cl |
| Alcohol | 12.5 |
| In a nutshell | 2018: A bit less zing, a bit more oomph, still delicious |
| Last Tasted | 25 Apr 2021 |
| mature evolution? | No |
| Keep Until | 2025 |
| Also Available at | Banstead Vintners, DVine Cellars, Lloyds Wines, Nysa Wines and Spirits, Sarahs Cellar, Vinarius London, The Wine Library, Wined Up Here, The Wine Twit, Woburn Wine Cellar, The Wolseley Wine Shop |
| Case Size | 6 |
| Sweetness | dry |
| Sugar | 3.4 g/L |
| Acidity | 7.1 g/L |
| Closure | Screwcap |
| Allergens | Contains Sulphites |
| Composition | Riesling 100% |
| Vintage | Product Code | Alcohol | keeps at least until |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 43WZ0117 | 12.5 | |
| 2016 | 43WZ0116 | 12.5 | 2025+ |
| 2014 | 4315042 | 12.5 | 2020+ |
More
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
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