Schloss Gobelsburg "Tradition' Cuvee 10 (Edition 852)

CRITICAL ACCLAIM:

"The MV Tradition Heritage Cuvée 10 Years Edition 852 is a blend of mostly 2011 with a smaller addition of 2009 in a rough 95/5% blend of Grüner Veltliner and Riesling. Straw, wet stone, wax, dried peach and hazelnutty creaminess come together on the nose. Waxiness also defines the palate, in line with vivid concentration and bright, enduring, guiding freshness. The texture here is smooth but deepening, like liquid sinking into stone while retaining bright, shining citrus freshness. (Bone-dry)" - 96 PTS, ANTONIO GALLONI, VINOUS MEDIA (07/2024)

“Salty, robust and stunning, with impressive concentration and layers of flavor. Full but not heavy, this leads with saline mineral energy filled in with yellow plum, spicy dried ginger and yeasty depth. Caramelized almond and dry baking spice notes add richness, along with a subtle shortbread detail. Gruner Veltliner and Riesling” - 94 PTS, KB, WINE SPECTATOR (05/2025)

IMPORTER NOTES:

OVERVIEW: “The ‘Tradition’ wines are an ode to the winemaking style being employed at Gobelsburg in the early 19th century – specifically the years between 1800 and 1850. This period is characterized by the era of baroque, where intense aromatics in vinfication was being practiced.”

WINEMAKING: “The grapes are pressed with a basket press for low sediment content, without further sedimentation the wines are fermented without temperature control in 25 hl Manhartsberg oak casks (double foudre). After the fermentation the wines are racked every 3 to 4 months to let the wine ‘breathe’ on one side, but on the other side to go off the lees. This process lasts for about two years until the wine is ready to be bottled.”

VINTAGE COMPOSITION:  85% 2010, 10% 2009, 5% 1996-2008
 

GRAPES: “80% Grüner Veltliner, 20% Riesling”