Ried Pössnitzberg Alte Reben Chardonnay Große STK Ried, SüdsteiermarkDAC

Single Vineyard Pössnitzberg Alte Reben Chardonnay Grand Cru STK, SüdsteiermarkDAC

Characterised by the sparseness of the vines and the poor soil, enormous minerality.

The Single Vineyard Pössnitzberg is predestined as a great white wine terroir. Due to the interaction of the soil structure and of the climatic factors this single vineyard is unique. These Chardonnay wines are very authentic. The grapes used for “Single Vineyard Pössnitzberg Alte Reben Chardonnay” are from the oldest vineyards of our top sites on the Pössnitzberg – “Alte Reben” means old vines. Our wines from Pössnitzberg, classified as “Große STK Ried” (Grand Cru STK), are delicately mineral, very salty on the palate and show a tight structure and high ageing potential. The harvest yield is limited to a maximum of 45 hectolitres. Grand Cru STK wines are allowed to be offered for sale at the earliest on the 1st of May after 18 months of maturation.

Grape variety:

Chardonnay

Drinking maturity:

15 years and longer

Climate:

Warm winds coming up from Slovenian valleys meet cool air streams from the Koralpe Mountains in the west.
These extreme temperature differences cause a spicy and multi-faceted aroma spectrum.

Soil:

Pössnitzberg is located on the southern part of the "West Styrian Bay" of the Styrian Basin. In former times (in the Neogene), several 1000 meter thick marine sediments have been deposited there. These deposits, also called "Steirischer Schlier", are clayey up to fine sandy, gray-green coloured marls including plant fossils and sandstone interstratifications. These scarce and very chalky soils, called “Opok” (chalky marl), are characterised by a humous topsoil formed by weathering, which often does not exceed a height of 20 centimeters, and firm sedimentary rocks.