2017 Groiss Gemischter Satz

Groiss

Austria / Weinviertel / Groiss

Gemischter Satz is a wine from different grape varieties that are grown together in one single vineyard. The grapes grow together, they are harvested and also processed together. It´s the most traditional way of planting in Austria. Among our varieties in the Gemischter Satz are Chardonnay, Müller Thurgau, Welschriesling, Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Grauburgunder, Pinot Blanc, Frühroter Veltliner, Neuburger, Zierfandler, Rotgipfler, Sämling, Roter Veltliner, Grauer Vöslauer, Hietl Rote, Weiße Vöslauer and Silberweiße. The vines stand in calcareous conglomerate soils and the grapes are selectively harvested at the end of October by hand in several passes. The fruit has a six-hour maceration on the skins. It is then gently pressed without stems and fermented with vineyard and neutral yeasts. The wine was aged on the full lees in stainless steel tank till bottling in February 2018. Alcohol: 12.5%; RS 3g/L; acidity 6.2g/L. - Ingrid Groiss

October, 2018

Stuart Pigott

jamessuckling.com

90 points

Rather complex white and green-pepper character with a hint of candied orange peel. This has very attractive balance with well integrated acidity and a bright, herbal finish. Drink now.

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About Groiss

What a gorgeous discovery this was. Franz-Josef Gansberger – Goose to his friends – told us about his girlfriend’s wines when he was out here representing Weingut Stadt Krems for Riesling Downunder. We were drawn in by images of these divine vineyards of the Weinviertel – Austria’s largest and most diverse wine-growing area – and the story of a woman whose heart led her back from a high-flying marketing career to her grandmother’s vineyards. All deft touch and instinct, Ingrid’s philosophy in grounded on this love of these mature family vineyards. She picks by hand in several passes through the vineyards and ferments the juice using mainly ambient yeast. Oak is only a minor feature, but she makes the most of the fermentation lees to give texture and depth to her wines.
Bright, pretty and full of life, the wines of Ingrid Groiss are as at home in our portfolio as she is in Breitenwaida.

About

Ingrid Groiss is back where she belongs, in the small village of Breitenwaida, where her young self gambolled among the vines while her family made wine for their own Heuriger (tavern). The exciting steps towards quality in the Weinviertel helped persuade her to make a life of her love. She enrolled in Viticulture, Oenology and Wine Marketing at the University of Vienna and during those studies gained experience with producers such as Domäne Wachau, Birgit Braunstein and Birgit Eichinger.
At home, she had to play second fiddle to her chief winemaker dad until in 2010 she went head-to-head with her in a blind taste-off of their own wines, with the victor being handed the winemaker's reins. Needless to say Ingrid came out on top, and her parents are delighted to see her flourish.