Schloss Gobelsburg | Tradition 50 Year Old – NV

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White Wine: Schloss Gobelsburg | Tradition 50 Year Old – NV

Bright medium golden yellow, silver glints. Delicate yellow tropical fruit notes, a hint of apricot and nougat, delicately underlaid with mango and pineapple, overall somewhat restrained.

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Producer: Schloss Gobelsburg

Ratings: JS | 99 AL | 97

Vintage: NV

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Chardonnay

Country/Region: Austria, Kamptal

Bright medium golden yellow, silver glints. Delicate yellow tropical fruit notes, a hint of apricot and nougat, delicately underlaid with mango and pineapple, overall somewhat restrained. Medium-bodied, delicate yellow apple nuances, subtle acidity, fine minerality, followed by citrus nuanced reverberations and enlivened by a sweet aftertaste.

Reviews:

• James Suckling: Incredibly deep and complex this has all the mystery of great white wines that have matured for decades in the bottle but is still lively. Delicate candied-citrus baked-apple and honeycomb aromas but the more you smell this the more you find in it! Sensational concentration and finesse through the long filigree finish. This limited-production blend includes wines from 31 vintages over five decades going back to 1970. There are also 9 grape varieties in there gruner veltliner and riesling forming the base. Drink or hold.

• Andreas Larsson: Light golden colour. Pure and intense nose offering fresh stone fruit, sweet citrus, some lees derived creamy notes, fine oak, toasted hints and plenty of fine spice. The palate is warm and unctruous yet remaining fresh with crunchy and vigorous fruit, fine extract and very mild tannin contributing to structure and length, very long with great depth, purity and style.

Producer Information

Schloss Gobelsburg is a highly regarded wine estate and historic property in the Kamptal region of Austria. It is one of the oldest wine estates of the country, particularly known for its wines from the Grner Veltiner and Riesling grape varieties. Wine production at the site dates back to 1171. The monks of the Zwettl monastery managed the vineyards until 1995, when the business was taken over by Michael Moosbrugger, with the guidance of Willi Brndlmayer. The Gobelsburg castle itself was first documented in 1178 as a fortified property with adjoining church. It evolved into a more residential-focused property in the 16th Century and was completely rebuilt in 1725. Schloss Gobelsburg has 35 hectares (87 acres) of vineyards in various sites near the castle. These include the famous Erste Lage sites Heiligenstein and Gaisberg for Riesling, and Lamm, Steinsetz, Grub and Renner for Grner Veltliner. These vineyards make the estate’s range-topping, single-vineyard wines. Grner Veltliner represents half of Gobelsburg’s total plantings, with Riesling accounting for one quarter. Zweigelt, Sankt-Laurent, Blauburgunder (Pinot Noir) and Merlot are also planted in the vineyards. In the cellar, large maturation barrels are placed on wheels so wine can be moved around without needing to be pumped. In the pursuit of regional authenticity, oak for the barrels is sourced from Manhartsberg, north of Langenlois, rather than the normal French or American sources.