Prager Wachstum Bodenstein Grüner Veltliner

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Wine Description

Wachtum means “Growth” or “Cru”. These young vines represent a nursery of sorts. Starting in 2000, Toni has assiduously collected and planted here over 100 different clones of Grüner Veltliner and with 2007 released the first wine from this site. The idea is to demonstrate a vibrant expression of the variety and also to protect and preserve the biodiversity of the grape variety. To further enhance the singular character of this wine the vineyard is planted to reclaimed terraces that had overgrown with forest due to decades of neglect, located at the very top of the Achleiten hillside.

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Acclaim
“Predictably high-toned floral and herbal aromas are mingled with less usual scents of pineapple and mirabelle, leading to a palate of strongly fruity cask, with one foot each in tropical and northerly realms. Satiny in texture and with pineapple-core tang playing against a plantain-like starchiness, this finishes with generous juiciness accented by invigorating piquancy of plum pit. The mineral and animal dimensions of this year’s ‘regular’ Achleiten, though, have no counterparts here—or at least, not at this youthful stage.”
— Vinous, Feb 2016
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The Wachtum Bodenstein vineyard
Vineyard size
2 acres
Soil composition
Rocky and Silty-Loam
Elevation:
830-1,030 feet
Vines/acre:
3,520
Yield/acre:
1.5 tons
Exposure:
Southern / Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1997
Harvest time:
November
First vintage of this wine:
2007
Bottles produced of this wine:
2,500
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Grüner Veltliner
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
48 days
Fermentation temperature:
63 °F
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of aging before bottling:
7 months
Length of bottle aging:
2 months
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Analytical Data
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