Ingrid Groiss Gemischter Satz Braitenpeuchtorff 2024From Jancis Robinson: Ingrid Groiss tried to escape the vineyards and small village life of Breitenwaida in the Weinviertel north west of Vienna but the call of the vines proved irresistible. Her parents and grandmother owned vineyards and made wine for their own Heuriger (a country wine tavern selling young wine on tap) and for private clients and at the age of 15 she wanted to leave home to study at the Klosterneuburg winemaking school. There was

Fully mature and entering its prime drinking window

opening on lemon peel

The wine has a pure acidity that pulls you into the bottle

lightly saline palate with notes of wild strawberry

While there are several Grand Crus among Burgundy’s white wines

They carved out a new region inside an old one

The wine hits that rare grower-Champagne balance

It was not the waves or strong winds that were the cause

granite and evergreen trees moistened by coastal rain

is the main grape variety of Austria

The Loire Valley has always felt a little mischievous to me

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