HAIMER grüner veltliner

NIEDEROSTERREICH

IN THE VINEYARD:

APPELATION: Niederereosterreich.

VINEYARDS: Hill vineyards around the tiny village of Poysdorf.

VARIETALS: Gruner Veltliner 100%

FARMING PRACTICES: Certified sustainable; dry farmed; no pesticides used (herbicide, fertilizer, additives, etc); only compost for fertilization.

PLOUGHING: The soil cover is maintained. Annual ploughing.

SOILS: Deep Loess soils

WEATHER: Continental Weather

VINES: 20 year old vines. Traditional Trellis.

HARVEST: Entirely made by hand in small crates on the 2nd half of September.

IN THE CELLAR:

FERMENTATION: Traditional, in small stainless steel tanks

TREATMENTS: No chaptalization and acidification at all. The idea is to stay natural as much as possible.

PRESSING: Traditional.

MALOLACTIC: Spontaneous, if any.

LEES: Approx. 2 months lees contact

FINING/ FILTRATION: The wine is allowed to settle naturally by gravity and is only minimally fined or filtered.

CHEMISTRY: Alc. 12%. 5 g/L Total Acidity.

WINEMAKER: Harold Haimer.

PHILOSOPHY: Low intervention. We believe that the best wines are born in the vineyard.

TASTING NOTES: Pale gold. Fresh nose of stone fruits. Delicate and elegant on the palate, with balanced flavors of fruit, supported by fresh acidity. Nicely structured.