2007 Stadt Krems Riesling Grillenparz

Stadt Krems

Austria / Kremstal / Stadt Krems

Growing area:
The terrace plantations are located in the legitimately delimited wine-growing-area “Kremstal”.
Location & harvest:
The legendary vineyard “ Grillenparz “ is behind the beautiful old city of Stein. For the first time this vineyard was mentioned at 1180 called “ Ad Grillenporce “.
The Grillenparz vineyard is famous for Riesling grapes, because they grow on a special soil (conglomerates with high lime content) and so the Riesling is very good, mineral and fruity.

Raymond Chan

18.5-/20

"Brilliant light golden-hued straw-yellow colour. The bouquet is very elegant and tightly bound, showing refined and complex aromas of lime fruit, honey and toast, the wine in its secondary phase. This retains finesse and soft, ethereal interwoven subtleties. Dryish to taste, the palate is very refined and elegant in expression. The lime fruit tight and forms an intense core. The mouthfeel is very dry, tending austere, but flows along a very fine-textured line. The acidity is discreet, but lends tension cut and energy to match the refined fruit. Attractive secondary toast and honey nuances carry through to a long and sustained finish. This has finesse and poise with subtle secondary toasty complexities. Drink over the next 3-4 years. Kremstal DAC. Cool-fermented to 13.0% alc. and dryness. 18.5-/20."

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About Stadt Krems

Weingut Stadt Krems boasts more than 550 years of history, making it one of the oldest wine producers in the whole of Europe. Since July 2003 it has been managed by a young, innovative team directed by Fritz Miesbauer. Its flagships are Riesling and Grüner Veltliner (over 90%). Fritz and the team cultivate 31 hectares of vineyards on the estate, whose holdings are exclusively on the best terraced locations of the city of Krems. Grüner Veltliner leads the plantings on the loess soil vineyards to the east of the city. To the west, bordering the Wachau, the landscape is mainly formed of small terraces on steep mountain slopes of gneiss and slate. This is where the vineyards of Pfaffenberg, Grillenparz, Wachtberg and Kögl are located. Riesling leads the way here, with good Grüner Veltliner also grown.

About

Fritz Miesbauer came to the Kremstal having built a stellar reputation for himself at Domäne Wachau (formerly known as Freie Weingärtner Wachau), which he turned into one of the world's finest cooperative wineries. Since 2003, he and his progressive team have been taking Weingut Stadt Krems to a new level. In addition, Fritz also runs the vineyards owned by the monastery at Stift Göttweig, with excellent support from cellarmaster Leopold Figl and Franz-Josef Gansberger. Fritz is a leader and visionary, adept at motivating his team into delivering the best from these world-class vineyards.