Arndorfer "Vorgeschmack" White

Grapes: 80% Grüner Veltliner + 20% Riesling

Region: Kamptal, Austria

Vintage: 2022

Viticulture: Organic + Biodynamic

Soils: Rocky + Chalky Clay + deeper loess

Vinification: Whole-bunch, direct press.

Aging: Gruner is aged in used oak barrels while Riesling is aged in stainless steel

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.