Veltliner 2021 Praepositus NEUSTIFT 750ml

Grüner Veltliner Praepositus 2021
Praepositus Line

Medium golden-yellow in color. Ripe apples, quince, honey, and caraway. Powerful and hearty on the palate, with juicy fruit and intense spice that is reminiscent of anise
and pepper.

Cultivation zone
Cultivation zone: Bressanone valley basin
Elevation: 650 - 700 m
Soil type: Permeable moraine deposits composed of mica schist, para gneiss and quartzite
Aspect: South, south-west
Grape variety: Grüner Veltliner
Training method: Guyot
Vines per hectare: 6.000
Yield per hectare: 60 hl

Serving recommendations
Service temperature: 10° - 12° C
Ageing potential: 8 - 12 years

Production
Vinification: 2/3 of the must ferments and ages in stainless steel tanks 1/3 in 30 hl oak casks Fermentation temperature: 17° C
Maturation period: 10 months

Analytical data
Alcohol: 13,00% vol.
Acidity: 6,50 g/l
Sugar-free extract: 22,40 g/l
Residual sugar: 1,90 g/l

Vintage report
2021 started with snow covered vineyards around the monastery. March and April were
unseasonably cold months and for this reason only at the end of April we did start to see
the beginnings of budding. The cooler temperature persisted into May and therefore
blooming officially started only the second half of June which is typically 2 weeks later
than usual. June and July were hotter and more humid than the average which caused big
challenges in the vineyards. Fortunately, at the end of summer we had exceptional weather
- dry and hot and also during the whole month of Seprember we had perfect conditions.
Harvest started 10 days later than usual on September 26th. Cool nights and hot days
continued and made for uniformed, healthy grapes with average alcohol levels and higher
than average acidic levels.