Arndorfer "Gruner Veltliner Strasser Weinberge"
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Grapes: Gruner Veltliner
Region: Austria
Vintage: 2021
Viticulture: Organic + Biodynamic
Soils: Rocky + Chalky Clay + deeper loess
Vinification: Whole-bunch, direct press.
Aging: 11 Months in stainless steel and used barrel
Fining or Filtering: No fining, “smart filtered” (fine metal mesh)
Sulfur: Minimal added at bottling
Notes from the Importer: From within one of the oldest, most globally recognized fine-wine regions of Austria, and from within two of their more prominent families, emerge Martin and Anna Arndorfer of Weingut Arndorfer whose enterprise carries with it the legacy of Kamptal’s elegant and powerful Grüners & Rieslings though on markedly more modern, experimental, and – of course – natural terms. The Kamptal is a region of Austria within Lower Austria (Neiderosterreich) and is, despite the name, in the northeast of the country. It is a region defined by river valleys and complex geologic fans of ancient volcanic deposits and a topsoil of decomposed loess. The main river of the region is the one after which it is named: the Kamp. Distinguishing the appellation into a kind of binary – though its gifts are manifold – west of the river is Langenlois and east of the river is Straß im Straßertale, the two principal wine-growing areas of the Kamptal river valley. In the latter, the Arndorfer wines stand out for their spiritual clarity – that is, their excellence exemplified by wines with bright acidity paired with some power – in addition to their experimental devotion. It is our utmost privilege and pleasure to present to you these new wines of an old region, imbued with the kind of honesty we love nothing more than to spotlight.