Gut Oggau, Machthild Weiss 2021

Gut Oggau, Machthild Weiss 2021

Grüner Veltliner

Burgenland, Austria

“The top white cuvée of the domaine, made in tiny quantities from their oldest vines, with awesome structure and aging potential.

Vineyard: 60+-year-old plot on limestone and slate. Biodynamically farmed by Steffi and Eddi

Making of: the grapes are hand-harvested and destemmed, fermented on skins spontaneously in bigger old oak vats and painstakingly, carefully pressed on their more than 200 years old vertical press. Matured for 2 years in old 500-liter barrels. Bottled unfined, unfiltered, no SO2 added.

Personality: The head of the family and mother of the Gut Oggau vineyard. A resolute and strong elderly lady, who continues to guide the fortunes of the Burgenland clan and defies all of life’s trials and tribulations like a gnarled oak in a storm. Mechthild always has a ready ear, but constantly adheres to her principles. She is the “kind-hearted grandmother” of nostalgia that one trusts, but she can also be secretive and polarizing.” -Jenny & Francois Selections