Kollwentz
Leithaberg | Großhöflein
The Kollwenz family has been working the soils of the Burgenland for ten generations with precision farming and winemaking that has earned them the reputation as one of the region’s top producers. The family’s major focus is the Leithaberg, hilly mosaic of altitudes, expositions, and chalky soils that Andi Kollwentz says seems “predestined” for Chardonnay, whose existence in the region hardly trails Burgundy. Blaufränkisch too plays a role, as the family coaxes mineral, nuanced whites and reds from such ancient, articulate vineyards as Leithakalk, Katterstein, and Setz.
Kollwentz 2022 Chardonnay "Leithakalk"
Chardonnay has been grown in Burgenland for long. It was once called Klevner. Planted on limestone soils, it yields the best wines worldwide. It is exactly such limestone soils which are encountered on the Leithagebirge. The interplay between soil and Burgenland’s Pannonian climate produces a mouthfilling, elegant wine with slightly spicy aromas and flavors.
- 2022
- Chardonnay
- Leithaberg
- Austria
- Burgenland
- Leithaberg
- Certified Sustainable by LACON
- Neusatz, Tatschler, Gloria, Katterstein
- South & Southeast
- andy loam with slate and limestone
- 100% oak barrel, 2600 liter for 6 months
- fermentation in old wooden barrels of Austrian oak, 20-23 °C,
- 1.4
- 750 ml
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