Grüner Veltliner orange 2020
Danube Wine Challenge 2022 – Gold Medal
AWC Vienna 2022 – Silver Medal
Classification: Dry white wine
Wine family: Low intervention
Sugar content of must: 22 °NM
Date of harvest: 16.9.2020
Alcohol by volume: 13 %
Residual sugar: 2,1 g/l
Acidity: 5,09 g/l
Vineyard: Szentlászló Vineyard (Bátorove Kosihy, Slovakia), organic farming and biological protection
Soil: loamy clay, loess soil, in some parts sand
Winemaking process: hand – picked, spontaneous fermentation at 23 °C with hand punch – downs, spontaneous malolactic fermentation in 225 l hungarian oak barrels, 5 months battonage, another 7 months sur lie, bottled directly from the barrell without filtration or clarification
Aroma and taste: Straw – yellow, orangeish colour. Aromas of forest honey, wax, thyme. Tastes like ripe yellow fruits, pomelo, wax and honey. Longer aftertaste with smooth tannins, almonds and white pepper. Precipitation of tartrate crystals or sediment is the result of a natural process; it does not affect the quality of the wine.
Food pairing: ravioli with pumpkin sauce, dates, roasted seeds, exotic spices, cream soups, Asian cuisine, cottage cheese
Serving temperature: between 10 – 12 °C
Bottle maturity: 2 – 10 years
Bottle capacity: 0,75 l
