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Our wines

Ried Steinberg

Chardonnay

2023

Kamptal DAC

Rauchig und röstige Würze, dicht, getrocknete Steinpilze, auch nussige Noten, getrocknete Kräuter, die Gelbfrucht im Hintergrund; kraftvoll, zart laktisch, Zitronenzesten, embryonal, sehr straff, lang, viel Biss, kernig. (Vinaria-Ausgabe 06/2024)

In the ‘80s, the Bründlmayer Chardonnay won a competition tasting of the "Best Chardonnays in the World" at the Vinitaly wine fair – even though the wine actually had been introduced by a German journalist as a "pirate". This event can be regarded as a prelude to the worldwide interest in Willi Bründlmayer wines. The international style has since found its way to an individual expression with tight structure and charming "Austrian" fruit, with the body, depending on the vintage, sometimes fuller or sometimes leaner.

This wine stems predominantly from the vineyard Steinberg. The vines are trained in the Guyot method planted in a density of 5000-6000 plants per hectare.

At the beginning of September a selection of the grapes is picked for the sparkling wine production. The remaining grapes increase in intensity and the resulting wine is very concentrated.

Grape variety
Chardonnay
Harvest yield
3,000 l / ha
Vine training system
Guyot
Date of harvest
October 16–18, 2023
Alcohol content
13%
Bottle closure type
Natural cork

Awards

96/100
Falstaff Weinguide 2025/26
94/100 - Lieblingswein der Redaktion
Gault & Millau 2026

Site and climate

Ried Steinberg

Elevation
300 – 340 m
The 2023 vintage
Charm, abundance, structure and depth already in the entry level The year had started rather late for our vines. Sprouting was delayed by cool and dry weather, in April. By coincidence, this happily prevented damage by a cold northern air stream, which heavily affected early flowering fruits like apricots. In Kamptal we received the long sought after rain in mid-April and for 2023 this also meant the end of drought. At first, the green cover was flourishing and later, still in May, the slightly late yet vital sprouting took place. Around the 10th of June, under changeable weather conditions, our vineyards started to blossom, about at...

Maturation

Fermentation takes place in the barrels where the wine is stirred on the lees weekly over 5-6 months. Then it is racked into 2500 liters wooden barrels. This wine always undergoes malolactic fermentation.

Food pairing recommendation

Tends to match with classic Vienna style dishes, white meats and well seasoned hearty fish dishes, many starters like warm goose liver and apple as well as with most  Asian dishes such as stir fried Woks, fusion - or Thai-kitchen if not too hot.

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