2024 Domäne Wachau 'Terrassen' Federspiel Grüner Veltliner

About The Wine

There is no wine more versatile at the table! Carefully hand-picked from steeply terraced vineyards throughout the Wachau valley. Exhibits a very typical and consistent style of Grüner Veltliner from Wachau characterised by fresh fruit and a pronounced minerality. Pronounced peppery flavour and racy structure offer plentiful refreshment.

In The Vineyard

The year began with unusually warm weather, with February setting record-high temperatures. This early warmth prompted the vines to bud early, at the end of March. The growing season was marked by extreme weather, including late frosts, hailstorms, summer heat and heavy rains that caused flooding in September. Despite these challenges, we owe immense gratitude to the tireless efforts of our vignerons and a meticulously planned harvest (very early, on September 3rd), that brought in high-quality fruit.

The wines of the 2024 vintage present a balanced, crisp acidity as well as the elegance and finesse that are so important to us. Work in the vineyard takes place based on sustainable and, increasingly, organic principles, without the use of insecticides or herbicides, and grapes are hand-picked. The grapes are carefully selected and then processed in a pneumatic tank press, with the must then fermented under controlled temperature and aged on their fine lees in stainless steel tanks.

Review

"Pale green yellow, silver reflections. Delicate tropical fruit, a hint of apricot, yellow apple, some blossom honey, delicate bouquet. Medium body, white pome fruit, lively structure, mineral and lemony aftertaste."

90 Points, Peter Moser, Falstaff May 2025

Snapshot

Region: Wachau

Country: Austria

Vintage: 2024

Alcohol: 12.5%

Size: 750ml

Closure: Screw Cap

Variety: Grüner Veltliner

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