Leth Wagram Gruner Veltliner Ried Steinagrund

So What?

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Established in the early 1960s, three generations of the Leth family have worked tirelessly to establish Weingut Leth as a renowned Fels am Wagram winery.  The Leth family are members of the Traditionsweinguter Osterreich (the association of traditional wineries in Austria). They strive to convey the highest and best characteristics of their region, their soils, their climate and their grape varieties through the wines they produce. Franz Leth, Franz Jr. and the entire Leth family are committed to the deepest expression of place.

The Wagram region of Austria is home to Europe’s most extensive loess soil formations. The region formed when glacial winds blew fine particles of agglomerated clay, sand and lime – loess – onto the prehistoric bedrock of the ancient course of the Danube river. The layers are up to 65 feet/20 meters deep and enable vine roots to delve deeply and absorb water and nutrients from the mineral-rich subsoils. Combined with the benevolent climate and wide temperature variation from day to night, perfect conditions combine to create unique terroir wines.

100% Gruner Veltliner; alcohol: 12.5%; single, terraced Steinagrund vineyard; vine age 30 years; stony, gravelly soils with loess cover; no herbicides or pesticides;  hand harvested; 12 hours skin contact; only indigenous yeast; aged 5 weeks, then part aged in neutral Acacia barrels on fine lees and part aged in stainless steel tanks; bottled in April." - Importer notes