Ried BRANDSTATT

Deep and humus-rich – at least on the shallow and only slightly inclined slopes on the west end of the vineyard. Brandstatt has two faces that couldn’t be more different from one another. The Riesling face is meagre, dominated by rock, braced with stone walls and separated from the Bruck vineyard only by a ravine. The other face slopes in gentle swales and soft contours toward the valley floor and is based on fertile,

nutrient-rich soils. This is where our Grüner Veltliner grows, but those who suspect this is an easy parcel to cultivate are wrong. The vineyard is situated on a mountain ridge that is lit by the evening sun. It is not accessible with a tractor (we don’t have one anyway). The complete area is tended by hand. The 50-year-old vines have enormous potential and a unique character that we strive to successively reveal.