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Ried Steinberg

Chardonnay

2024

Kamptal DAC

Medium greenish-yellow, with silver highlights. Ripe yellow tropical fruit underpinned by a hint of white nougat, with delicate notes of peach and a touch of caramel; an attractive bouquet. Complex and juicy, with fresh mango, delicate woody nuances, well-balanced acidity, and a hint of pineapple on the finish; already harmonious, showing good length and potential for further development.

Falstaff Wineguide 2026/27

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 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
September 7, 2024
Alcohol content
13%
Bottle closure type
Natural cork

Awards

95/100
Falstaff Wineguide 2026/27
94/100
Gault Millau Weinguide 2027

Site and climate

Ried Steinberg

Elevation
300 – 340 m
The 2024 vintage
The winter of 2023/24 was mild and relatively wet. Spring lived up to its name at the beginning and favored early budding with regular rainfall which further encouraged vegetation. This was followed by the proverbial, moody April: after a summery first half, the weather turned and a cool northerly current made for almost wintry days and nights. Late frosts in the lowlands were the logical consequence and this time led to some yield losses in the east of Langenlois, e.g. at Kammerner Lamm, while vineyards in the south and west of Langenlois, that we would normally be more concerned about, were largely spared. The cold shock seemed to have...

Maturation

Grapes are gently pressed and filled into 300l oak barrels without presedimentation. The wine stays on the lees for almost one year with hardly any bâtonnage and undergoes malolactic fermentation. Then, it is racked into neutral vats for further maturation before bottling.

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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