Veyder-Malberg - Grüner Veltliner 'Liebedich Grüner Veltliner' 2023

The rebellious and independently spirited Peter Veyder-Malberg works his vineyards organically, and mostly out of sight of the Danube in the Wachau’s coldest section, the Spitzer Graben, while others are scattered throughout the rest of the region. Rieslings are predominantly grown on gneiss and mica schist up on the steep, vertigo-inducing terraces, and Grüner Veltliners on the lower slopes largely influenced by loess. The problem with Peter’s wines is that there is too much to think about when tasting them. They are not for everyone and you must be in-tune with wines that are not meant to be drunk so quickly. In other words, you’ve got to take the time to be able to read between the lines with these magical wines. 

Collected over numerous pickings from different parcels, the grapes are macerated up to 24 hours (depending on ripeness, with riper grapes receiving less time), then pressed over 6-8 hours, tank settled for a day and naturally fermented at 24˚C max and aged in steel and old 300-1500L barrels for 5 months. Malolactic is completed, and the first sulfites are added between malolactic and bottling. It's fined (as most Veltliners are because of their naturally high proteins) and lightly filtered.

Producer: Veyder-Malberg

Country: Austria

Region: Niederösterreich

Varietal: Grüner Veltliner

Appellation: Wachau

Vintage: 2023

Size: 750ml