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Ein Liter Wien, Ambrositsch - 2021

Name: Ein Liter Wien, Ambrositsch
Brand: Jutta Ambrositsch
SKU: 43996
Price: 21.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 43996 1L

A combination of second press juice from all of the white wine holdings covering the entire four hectares. Because this includes everything from the five-year old vines of Kosmopolit to the old-vine Gruner planted in 1960, it's considerably more serious than most wine bottled in the liter format. This is a field blend of local grapes planted in the area of the capital city of Vienna. The name is a play on words as Wien means Vienna and Wein means wine.

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Color

White

Vintage

2021

Country

Austria

Region

Vienna

Producer

Jutta Ambrositsch

Grape Variety

Grüner Veltliner

Riesling

Weissburgunder

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Staff Pick Notes

Graphic designer turned winemaker Jutta Ambrositsch manages this estate of four hectares with her husband. Their 'Wien' liter is a winner. It's a lovely white made from a blend of grapes from all of their vineyards. It's also an homage to Vienna's unique wine culture. This capital has the highest wine production within city limits per capita of any urban center in the world. The vineyards in surrounding hills look over the palaces and high rises in the central city. This aromatic wine has some body on it with yellow plums, melon, and flowers on the palate. Its off-dry profile is balanced by vibrant acidity. It's more complex than most wines sold by the liter. Pair it with bold flavors. Think kimchi bokumbap or currywurst on rye.

- TD

About the Producer

Vienna, Austria The Appellation of Vienna dates back to pre-roman times and has 1,650 acres under vine, all within the current city limits. These vineyards are home to the now famous Viennese Gemischter Satz (Viennese Field Blends, meaning “mixed set”) which, in an effort to preserve the city's cultural heritage, have therefore been recognized by Slow Food as an Ark of Taste and a Presidia...

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Glossary

Grüner Veltliner

Referred to by many Americans as "Gru-Ve," this white variety is nearly synonymous with Austrian wine. It's becoming wildly popular at the moment, especially compared to its obscure origins: it's known as the ultimate food wine for its great minerality and appealing freshness. The wines are consistent and eminently drinkable at the low end, and, on the premium side of things, full-bodied, long-lived, world-class whites.

Riesling

Though the trend is now in the other direction, for many years Riesling was known for producing wines with little alcohol and some residual sugar - too sweet for many modern wine drinkers. Though it's now cultivated worldwide, Riesling is nearly synonymous with German wine, and that country's winemakers have lately begun to produce some very exciting dry versions. They are careful to retain the delightful honeyed, flinty flavors that the best sweet Rieslings have always displayed. Alsace, of...

Austria

Austrian wine is finally getting the attention it deserves. Ever since the late 1980s, Austrian winemaking has taken a much more rigorous approach to quality control, and returned to its roots in organic viticulture.Deservedly famous for its white wines (Grüner Veltliners especially), Austria makes a number of delicious red wines as well.The most widely grown red grape in Austria is Zweigelt (a.k.a. Blauer Zweigelt), which yields full-bodied wines, deep in color and featuring bold flavors of...