If you were to cast a glimps from Gillesberg or Oberer Wald on the vineyards around Rust and over the lake, you would recognize that this fragmented and unique region has something extraordinary about it.
Particularly in years with much rainfall the noble rot Botrytis cinerea occurs in a foggy late autumn.
From their brilliant onset on, our single vineyard wines Geyerumriss, Gillesberg, Plachen and Oberer Wald have been proverbially the talk of the town. Thus, it´s high time to take a closer look on the cradle of our top wines.
To make it clear right away: We are not a certified organic producer and we don´t act as if. But, we comply with 25 of 26 regulations governing organic winemaking - and that since 1971! Or in some aspects even longer . . .
“If I see a lake I do not need a sea.”
In 2002 - inspired by our journeys to the Piemont and prior to taking over the winery - the first Muscato was produced by the Szigeti-Brothers; at that time with still 3,5 bar pressure in the bottle.
This third part of our series “making of” reveals the secret behind our red flag ship wines.
There are only few winegrowing communities world-wide where it is possible to produce top-quality white, red and sweet wines every year.
Part two of our series “making of” is dedicated to the vinification of our classic red wines.
This is the first part of our series “making of” which illuminates in detail the wine production in the .Triebaumer estate.