Weingut Gross
Steiermark | Südsteiermark | Ehrenhausen
Johannes Gross is the fifth generation of his family to farm and make wine in Ratsch, on the poetically hilly, verdant edge of Südsteiermark (southern Styria). It’s a place defined by climatic tension between the Alps and the Adriatic with steep, terraced hillsides, a mélange of volcanic and sedimentary soils, and a range of traditional Styrian varieties, foremost sauvignon blanc. The terrain demands intensive handwork; yields are kept very low. In the cellar, Johannes focuses on spontaneous fermentations and traditional vinification methods. The wines are entrancingly aromatic, playful, lively, and keenly defined.
Weingut Gross 2016 Ried Sulz Sauvignon Blanc
The Sulz vineyard is a very large vineyard (grosslage) that is comprised of many small single vineyards (einzellagen). Here the soils are limestone and clay and vine age is nearly 30 years. Grapes are carefully selected, hand-harvested, fully destemmed, and macerated for a short period of roughly 3 - 6 hours before spontaneous fermentation takes place in traditional large, oak barrels. The wine is then racked and matured in the same barrels for 12 months, followed by 6 months in stainless tank.
- 2016
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Austria
- Südsteiermark
- Sulz
- Limestone, marl
- Neutral barrel, stainless steel
- Neutral barrel
- 1.1
- 750 ml
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