2025 Domäne Wachau 'Terrassen' Federspiel Grüner Veltliner

The 2025 Domaine Wachau Grüner Veltliner Terrassen Federspiel is a striking expression of Wachau terroir, shaped by a growing season that delivered both challenge and remarkable precision. The year began mild and dry, with balanced spring conditions despite isolated frost and hail in May. Summer unfolded in contrasts — a hot June followed by a cool, wet July — before ideal weather arrived in August and September, where warm days and cool nights allowed the fruit to ripen slowly and evenly. Careful vineyard management and selective hand-picking were essential throughout harvest, with growers working around intermittent rain to bring in fruit at optimal ripeness. The result is a vintage defined by cool freshness, fine aromatics, vibrant structure and exceptional clarity.

Sourced from steep, terraced vineyards throughout the Wachau Valley, the wine reflects both the dramatic landscape and the meticulous work of Domaine Wachau’s growers, who farm according to sustainable and increasingly organic principles without the use of herbicides or insecticides. The grapes were hand-harvested, gently pressed in pneumatic tank presses, then fermented under controlled temperatures and aged on fine lees in stainless steel tanks to preserve freshness, purity and the vivid expression of site.