Riesling "Loiserberg", Weszeli - 2017

Name: Riesling "Loiserberg", Weszeli
Brand: Weingut Weszeli
SKU: 41376
Price: 23.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 41376 750mL

From 20 year old vines grown on gneiss soils. A beautifully elegant wine full of flowers, fresh aromatic white fruits and slightly lower alcohol. Weingut Weszeli can be found in the charming city of Langenlois, a region with a long-standing reputation for wine. The winery’s success is owed, in part, to the Summerer family, which has owned and maintained the estate’s vineyards since 1679.

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Color

White

Vintage

2017

Country

Austria

Region

Kamptal

Producer

Weingut Weszeli

Grape Variety

Riesling

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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About the Producer

Kamptal, Austria The vineyards of Weingut Weszeli are situated around the town of Langenlois. On 30 hectares, Grüner Veltliner and Riesling of the highest quality are grown. The wine estate has a long tradition. Since 1679, the Summerer family has cultivated grapes and produced wine here. And now, Davis Weszeli and Rupert Summerer have connected that family knowledge, developed over so many...

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