Item Number: 7082 UPC: 9008519101028

Country: Austria
Region: Lower Austria Sub Region: Wachau
Appellation/AVA: Wachau
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2012
Grape(s): Grüner Veltliner
Type: Wine - White
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Case Production: 1500
Alc by Vol(%): 12
Vineyard Information: Grapes sourced from different vineyards.
Aging: 3 months on lees, racking twice, no blending.

Classification: "Federspiel” is the category for those wines with a weight of must of 17° KMW and an alcohol strength between 11,5 ans 12,5vol.%. These wines are without exception classically dry fermented and represent specialties which can only be reached in good years and excel with their fruity character and powerful delicacy. Wines of the definition “Federspiel” join the “Steinfeder” type and can be produced from every white grape of good quality grown in the Wachau. Additionally to the legal requirements these wines are subject to the strict inspections of “Vinea Wachau”. The name “Federspiel” was inspired by the term for bringing back the bird of prey to its falconer during hunt – falconry was an old lorldy custom widely spread in the Wachau.

Location History: Wachau's history is almost identical to its history of wineg rowing. The name “Wachau” can be lead back to the name of an estate held by a bavarian monastery which was mentioned first in the year 830. During this time vineyards were already settled in the region around Melk and from there down along the Danube.

Climate: The Wachau is in the reach of different climates: winds from the Atlantic Ocean mix with warm continental air currents, which come from the Pannonian basin. Its continental climate (hot, dry summers, cold winters) is softened by the compensative qualities of the river Danube. The vast surface of the water reflects the sunlight and boosts the production of sugar within the grapes through photosynthesis. Factors like the spicy air from the forests in the south enhance the variations in temperature between night and day especially during the weeks before the harvest in September and October and strengthen the flavors. The “chilly” fruit and the exotic touch of wines from the Wachau are the result of the special climatic mixture. The annual amount of rain of less than 500mm usually falls during summer. Since it can hardly be absorbed by the soil, artificial irrigation for the dry vineyards is necessary.