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Tasting Notes
Medium bodied, with slightly plus acidity while firmly remaining a balance and finesse wine, with pear, lime, ginger, and mineral notes that linger in the finish.
Body is the impression of a wines weight, density, or its ‘mouth-feel’. Some wines feel weighty, or full bodied, while others feel light bodied. Wine runs the gamut from light to full, with most falling somewhere in between.
ACIDITY
Low
Moderate
Balanced
Crisp
High
Acidity is a foundational component in wine. In fact, low acidity, or ‘flabby’ wine (as the term suggests) is a negative. You can sense acidity mainly on the sides of your tongue. Acidity generally ranges from balanced to high. Crisp acidity adds freshness, making your mouth water. Acidity is a necessary element and helps to balance other components.
SWEETNESS
Dry
Off Dry
Medium Dry
Medium Sweet
Very Sweet
Most wines are characterized as dry to off-dry, but there are some grape varietals, like Riesling, that run the gamut from dry to sweet. The tip of the tongue mainly detects sweetness, which is why it is often the primary characteristic detected. Sweetness is derived from residual sugar that did not ferment into alcohol.
ALCOHOL
12.5%
Alcohol is the by-product of fermentation. Differing grape varieties have differing potential alcohol levels, but regardless warmer areas result in riper grapes resulting in higher alcohol. Alcohol level is an objective number, but its affect on its palate impression is largely determined with how well integrated and balanced it is with other components.
Gruner Veltliner is a versatile Austrian grape variety that makes dry and medium-full-bodied with herb tinged citrus and pitted fruit with spice, perfume, and minerality. The wines offer exceptional quality at a reasonable value.
Fred Loimer joined his father in 1988 before taking control of the winery in 1997. Soon after he purchased the cellar of Haindorf Castle on the outskirts of Langenlois and built a modern black cube above the cellar—a symbol of the marriage between tradition and forward thinking.
Fred Loimer is one of the original proponents of biodynamic production in Austria, becoming fully certified in 2006. He makes some of the best riesling and grüner veltliner in the Kamptal with a focus on minimal intervention and patience.
The grapes are vinified in large oak casks and then aged on their lees to make precisely bright, dynamic wines with complex fruit and minerality.
Pear
Mineral
Ginger
Biodynamic
