Rudi Pichler Grüner Veltliner Ried Kollmütz Smaragd

Grüner Veltliner Ried Kollmütz Smaragd bottle image

Wine Description

The Pichler family has been making wine in the village of Wösendorf since at least the late 19th century. The original cellar building, more of a small stall than a winery, was purchased in 1884 and their first vineyards were planted in the town of Wosendorf in 1904. The modern winery was built in 2004 near Rudi´s private home. After some initial wanderlust and the pursuit of various other interests – academic and commercial – Rudolf Pichler IV returned to the family winery with a seed of an idea. He had no formal training other than his memories of his grandfather and his instincts for great wine.

Rudi Pichler Winery
Rudi Pichler Vineyards
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Acclaim
“An especially tiny crop even by 2014 standards is reflected in aromas and flavors of striking intensity, on the one hand suggestive of cooling lettuce crunchiness and tart rhubarb refreshment, on the other of beet, hazelnut and chard in their deep piquancy and ore-like minerality—traits that carry into a grippingly sustained finish.”
— Vinous, Feb 2016
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Wachau/Wösendorf/The Kollmütz vineyard
Vineyard size
4 acres
Soil composition
Gneiss and Rocky
Elevation:
726-1,188 feet
Vines/acre:
1800
Yield/acre:
1.2-2.2 tons
Exposure:
Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1960-1970
Harvest time:
November
First vintage of this wine:
1971
Bottles produced of this wine:
4,000-8,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Grüner Veltliner
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
14 days
Fermentation temperature:
64-72 °F
Maceration technique:
Cold Soak Maceration
Malolactic fermentation:
No
Fining agent:
Vegan
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Size of aging container:
10-50 HL
Length of aging before bottling:
5 months
Length of bottle aging:
1 month
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Analytical Data
pH level:
5.4
Alcohol:
13 %
Residual sugar:
1.5 g/L