The fruit comes from a mix of old and young vines. Aged in large wooden barrels of 2400L.  

This Gemischter Satz is named "Kosmopolit" as it comes from five sites on both sides of the Danube. a) Stammersdorf (young vines): Grüner Veltliner, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chardonnay.b) Sievering (young vines): ten rare, old varieties, planted seven years ago.c) Preußen: 25% Riesling, 25%...

100% Grolleau Gris. Technically, this wine is a white, but it has the palest pink color. It undergoes a five hour maceration and is then fermented and aged in stainless steel. On the palate, it has a spicey and citrusy character, always with notes of pink grapefruit and white pepper. Zesty!

As Ambrositsch has chosen to not be in the DAC, they cannot use the vineyard names on the label, but this wine comes from one of their prized vineyards, the Reisenberg.  It was planted all to Gruner Veltliner in the 1960’s. Ambrositsch described the soil as creamy and stinky, mainly with slate and...

Geppling (formerly Gebling) is widely regarded as one of the best vineyards in the Kremstal region. It is planted on a steep, terraced hillside at 850 feet above sea level facing directly south. The soil there is conglomerate and the vines are forty-three years old, producing low yields of very...

Facing southeast, Holzagasse is located 1000 feet above sea level on top of a hill and, because of the steepness of the site, the vineyard has to be terraced. The vines range from twenty to fifty years old and the soil is pure löss. The fruit here ripens later than Gebling, but Buchegger harvests...

In terms of sparkling, Hoch is mostly making pet-nat, but always curious, he's been making very small batches of sparkling wine following the Champagne method since he started in 2013. The Kalkreich is the highest quality wine he is making. The base wine is from 2013, the first year that he made...

This blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot is hand-harvested, then vinified and aged in oak barrels, one third new. Shows a sexy, vanilla-and-tobacco-inflected nose that follows through with dark fruit flavors on the elegant, long finish. 

Previously called "Riesling Rosengartel", the name changed to "Utopie" with the 2017 vintage. The Rosengartl vineyard is a legendary site for Riesling. It is on the right bank of the Danube on the famous Nussberg hill, a south-facing limestone slope that has great views of Vienna. Ambrositsch has...

100% Zweigelt, spontaneously fermented and aged in burgundy barrels with flor in the warm cellar. After a month long fermentation, the barrels are not topped off and the flor begins to develop. The wine spends at least five months with the flor before getting bottled. The juice is all second-press...

100% Jacquère. The cru of Apremont is planted on steeper slopes in comparison with Abymes. Stainless steel fermentation and aging.

100% Pinot Noir from several parcels with granite and clay-limestone soil with southeast exposure. Fermented and aged in stainless steel.