Wohlmuth Sauvignon Blanc Ried Hochsteinriegl Große STK 2022

Für den Falstaff ist das Weingut Wohlmuth eines der besten in ganz Österreich: „Aufwendigste Handarbeit ist die Basis der Qualität der Weine. Die Weingärten liegen auf einer Seehöhe von 400 bis 600 Metern und zählen mit einer Steigung von bis zu 90 Prozent zu den steilsten Rebbergen Europas.“

This Steiermark sauvignon blanc stuns with its brilliance, purity and delicacy. Yes, there are some red-berry fruit notes, but this is a radically mineral and super-elegant wine for this grape that is often loudly tutti-frutti. Staggering wet-stone character in the superlong finish. Vegan. Sustainable.

The 2022 Ried Hochsteinriegl GSTK Sauvignon Blanc is surprisingly refined and pure for such a hot vintage. The nose is intense and unyielding like the Sausal slate, with fine notes of apricot jam and a hint of wood accompanying the terroir salt. Rich and quite opulent on the palate, with lots of fruit and a rather loud appearance, this is a mouth-filling Sauvignon with remarkable finesse and acidity, as well as an unyielding length, which is the most spectacular thing about this young Sauvignon, and it should carry the wine through the years and decades. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork.

Yellow-green with a silver sheen. Fine smoky notes, finely spiced, a hint of guava, a touch of passion fruit, hints of fresh lime, lemon balm. Tightly-knit, mineral, sweet pineapple, a dark minerality, lingers for a very long time, complex, a discreet spiciness in the aftertaste, strong ageing potential.