Tasting Notes

Bright yellow-green in colour, this wine offers distinctive aromas of green apple, white pepper, hints of mango, balanced with delicate herbal notes. This Federspiel is a traditional example of Grüner Veltliner with its medium-body crisp acidity, juicy fruits and white spice on the finish. A characteristic Federspiel, balanced and very typical. Federspiel wines have a maximum alcohol content of 12.5% and Chaptalisation is strictly forbidden. The name Federspiel is derived from falconry which was a very popular leisure time activity among the nobility in medieval times.

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Domäne Wachau is that rarest of things, a producer of significant volume of wine who also manages to produce some of Austria's finest wines. Situated in the stunning Wachau valley, through which flows the Danube river, Wachau is the coolest vine growing region of Austria and the combination of warm days, cool nights and ancient, rocky soils create wines of precision, minerality and fantastic purity of fruit. While the region is undoubtedly endowed with significant natural advantages to produce fantastic wines, much of it's recent success - including winning 4 trophies at the IWC - must be attributed to the dynamic young team at the winery headed by Roman Horvath MW and the winemaker Heinz Frischengruber. The team have also made a vital contribution to the preservation of this UNESCO world heritage site. The dramatic, steep, terraced vineyards make it a challenging place to grow vines and without their efforts, many of the vine growers would have abandoned the vineyards, losing in the process centuries of tradition as well as many of Austria's top viticultural sites.

Deeply rooted in the Wachau region, Domäne Wachau has close to 440 hectares of vineyards cultivated by the members of this quality-oriented cooperative. That makes up 30 percent of the entire Wachau vineyard area. The Danube rover flows through the stunning Wachau Valley which is the coolest wine growing region of Austria. Loess and Gneiss soils give high levels of minerality and extract.