Wine Description
Whereas conventional Wachau Rieslings can be high in alcohol and hard to digest, this handpicked, unfiltered, unfined and unracked wine gives proof of alternative taste horizons. It embodies vibrant acidity and multilayered fruit combined with depth and a long aftertaste. Never ceases to amaze you!
Wine Type
still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
11.5 %
Aging Potential
high
Vineyard
Vineyard Site
“Achleiten” is a site with typical Gneiss and amphibolite soils overlooking the Danube river and a perfect home ground for Riesling and Grüner Veltliner.
Origin
Austria
Quality grade
Wein aus Österreich
Site
Achleiten
Site Type
terraces
Varietal
Riesling
Geografical Orientation
south east, west
Sea Level
260 - 300 m
Soil
gneiss
amphibolite
Weather / Climate
Climate
continental
Harvest and Maturing
Harvest
handpicked | end/september
Fermentation
spontaneous
Malolactic Fermentation
yes
Whole Grape Pressing
yes
Filter
unfiltered
Sulfur Added
yes, wine
Maturing
oak barrel | 300 - 700 L | 9 - 11 month(s)
Bottling
natural cork
SO2 added: 15 mg
Winery
Perfectly made wines can often seem smooth and soon bore us. So, here is our range of Wabi-Sabi wines: Wines with a certain roughness, wines with an edge.
In traditional Japanese aesthetics, Wabi-sabi (侘寂) is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is „imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete“. It is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence (三法印 sanbōin), specifically impermanence (無常 mujō), suffering (苦 ku) and emptiness or absence of self-nature (空 kū).
Characteristics of the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, roughness, simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy, and appreciation of the ingenuous integrity of natural objects and processes.
In today’s Japan, the meaning of wabi-sabi is often condensed to „wisdom in natural simplicity.“