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Magnum of Weingut Wess Kremstal Reserve Old Vine Riesling 2023

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Produced from gnarly but beautiful 60-year-old vines, this is a dry, full and vibrant Austrian riesling. Generous and opulent on the nose, with notes of orange blossom, fresh ginger and lime juice. The palate is taut and focused, with the presence that you can only find from old vines. Its shows the wonderful combination of those serious old vines and the fastidious, detail-driven winemaking style of the talented Christina Wess.
Price: £59.00 Magnum
Price: £177.00 Case of 3
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Code: AA4704

Wine characteristics

  • White Wine
  • 2 - Dry
  • Riesling
  • 150cl (Magnum)
  • Now to 2040
  • 12.5% Alcohol
  • no oak influence
  • Cork, natural
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Weingut Wess

Rainer Wess initially studied oenology at Klosterneuburg in the 1980s, and then went to work in various vineyards in Bordeaux. He moved back to Austria in the late 1990s and fell in love with the vineyards of the Wachau and Kremstal, finally purchasing vineyards of his own in 2003.

He purchased 10ha of vineyards in both Kremstal and Wachau. From the outset the focus was on riesling and grüner veltliner, and carefully trying to match these varieties with the perfect plots within vineyards so that the wines might express great terroir. The vines are farmed very carefully with little if any chemicals used, and at harvest the grapes are hand picked. Today, his brilliant winemaker daughter Christina and son-in-law David have taken over the rains from Rainer and continue to bring the terroir into the bottle in as unadulterated and as pure a form as possible.

The winery is housed in a monastery’s ancient cellar right in the middle of the famed Sandgrube vineyard in Krems. Rainer added a new gravity-flow grape-reception facility to the old building in order to ensure that grapes were processed in the gentlest way possible, without pumps. The juice and wine is carefully handled without any oak, which enhances the purity they seek.

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Expressive, intense Riesling produced by young, talented winemaker Christina Juen-Wess. This is her first vintage at the helm of her family estate and, fittingly, this wine reflects a youthful energy as...
Expressive, intense Riesling produced by young, talented winemaker Christina Juen-Wess. This is her first vintage at the helm of her family estate and, fittingly, this wine reflects a youthful energy as well as the complexity delivered by the 60-year-old vines it hails from. Luscious aromatic profile with lemon, candied ginger, pear juice and floral hints of orange blossom and jasmine. A firm, robust acid backbone holds it all together.
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JancisRobinson.com

Handsome magnum. The sweetness is a little obvious but is gorgeous! I could so easily imagine this being poured with smoked salmon on Christmas morning. Really super. JancisRobinson.com

Jancis Robinson MW

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