The Syss 3.0 from the Kloster am Spitz winery is really a bit unconventional, as it combines Eiswein 1990 and TBA 1998 from Neuburger and Scheurebe from the Purbacher Riede Zelter with a fresh Rosenmuskateller 2022. It has been created by Thomas Schwarz, the winemaker of the Syss 3.0.
Austria
Kracher’s Non-Vintage Noble Reserve TBA
The best-known Austrian noble sweet wines probably come from Rust and Seewinkel, located east of Lake Neusiedl. The climate prevailing on Lake Neusiedl particularly favors the development of Botrytis, which makes it possible to harvest grapes for Beeren- and Trockenbeerenauslese in almost all years. On the east side, the botrytis development is by a variety of
BA.T – South Styrian Beerenauslese
Southern Styria is known for its white wines, 90% of the vines are white varieties, above all the Sauvignon Blanc with around 25%. We tasted a sweet Beerenauslese of this variety from the Tement winery, a winery known for its very good Sauvignon Blanc wines.
Furmint Auslese from the Ruster gravel
Furmint comes from the Tokaj region in northeastern Hungary, known for its sweet Aszú wines called Tokaji. The late ripening of the variety, the loose grapes with their thin-skinned berries and above all the susceptibility to noble rot (botrytis) make the variety very suitable for the production of sweet wines. However, Furmint also delivers first-class, fiery, full-bodied,
Shakespeare – Burgenland Port
A sweet wine from the 2015 vintage, alcohol-fortifed in the style of port wine, was the last tasted wine in the master class “Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt re-thought”, which was conducted jointly mid-October by Thomas Curtius, MW (Master of Wine), and Georg Schweitzer WA, (Wine Academic and Managing Director of Wein Burgenland).
Juicy freshness – Grüner Veltliner Beerenauslese
Austria’s number 1 grape variety, which can be found on almost a third of Austria’s vineyards: Grüner Veltliner. Treated a bit neglected up to now – only twice a Trockenbeerenauslese
Fragrant strawberry aromas from Podersdorf
The name Lentsch can be found often around Lake Neusiedl. So I first thought of the Gasthaus zur Dankbarkeit, where I had already eaten very well and also enjoyed wine of the Lentsch
Muscat Ottonel – Kracher’s aromatic Auslese
The grape variety Muscat Ottonel delivers wines with aromas of muscat grapes, citrus and flowers. The majority of the grape variety is planted in
West Styrian Mistella from Schilcher
Schilcher is the name given to the rosé-colored shimmering wine of western Styria, which is made from the red grape variety Blauer Wildbacher. From this variety mainly still wine is produced, only about 3% of the Blauer Wildbacher grapes harvested from more than 360 hectares are made into sparkling wine and even much less into red wine.
Taut freshness – South Styrian Sauvignon Blanc Auslese
I made my first acquaintance with wines of the Winery oberGuess in May 2004 on a hike with Evi and Udo to the Remschnigg Alm. From their last stay, they brought me the Sauvignon Blanc Ried am Walts 2017 from the winery.