Grüner Veltliner Obere Steigen 2017

HUBER

Grüner Veltliner Obere Steigen
2017

  • Organic
Country
Austria
Regulated designation
Traisental DAC
Region
Niederösterreich
Appellation
Traisental
Varietal(s)
Grüner Veltliner 100 %
Alcohol percentage
12,5%
Colour
White
Sugar content
3,3 g/l
Total acidity
5,5 g/l
Producer's website

About this winery

Markus Huber was born in 1979, and received his education in viniculture and oenology in Klosterneuburg, Austria. After visits abroad in South Africa in the year 2000, he began to gradually expand his small, more than 250 year-old family-owned winery into an internationally recognized, leading Austrian company. Since then, our goal is the production of white wines of the highest quality, that reflect their origins. Huber wines are characterized by their elegance, fine minerality, precision and...

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Product notes

Old vineyards from the village appelation Nussdorf. Sandy loam top soil with limestone layers at the bottom soil combined with a special Microclimate due to micro-terraces. 25 – 50 year-old vines.

Production notes

Selection of the best physiologically ripe grapes; crushed; cooled, skin contact for 8 hours; pressed; fermented in stainless steel at 19 ° Celsius; 4 months lees contact in stainless steel.

Tasting notes

Medium green yellow; pure pepper on the nose; hinting at typical Grüner spiciness; aromatic herbs and yellow fruit; dense and complex on the palate; great promise for the future.

Press reviews

James Suckling

- 93 points -

(Vintage 2021)

Full reine-claude plum fruit with notes of fresh herbs and chestnuts. Although this only weighs in at 12.5% alcohol and has a very cool personality, it also has plenty of structure and a really long, chalky finish. Although Obere Steigen is legally a brand name, it is an old vineyard-site name. From organically grown grapes. Vegan.

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Wine Advocate

- 90 points -

(Vintage 2021)

From a former single vineyard that is today part of the Nussdorfer Alte Setzen, the 2021 Grüner Veltliner Obere Steigen is Huber's most successful wine in domestic gastronomy for many years. Based on vines that average 25 to 30 years of age on loam and calcareous conglomerate soils and predominantly vinified in stainless steel, the 2021 shows a clear, bright, fresh and spicy nose. Elegant and lush on the palate, this is an intense, textured and finely tannic Grüner Veltliner that was fermented with indigenous yeasts to fully dry in three weeks. A smaller part of this cuvée was vinified in oak, which gives this elegant texture and suppleness. This is an excellent gastronomic Veltliner that can be served today as well as in 10 years. 12.5% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted at the domaine in September 2022.

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