Region
Austria › Südsteiermark › Südsteiermark DAC
Type
white · still
Grapes
Chardonnay
Alcohol
12.5%
Volume
750 mL
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Tasting Notes(2)
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Sattlerhof's village-level Morillon - the Ortswein tier in the Austrian DAC pyramid (Gebietswein -> Ortswein -> Riedenwein), labelled by the village of Gamlitz. It sits below the two single-vineyard Morillons in the Sattlerhof range: Ried Kapellenweingarten (Grosse STK) and Ried Pfarrweingarten (Grosse STK), both Riedenwein.
Sourced from steeply sloping parcels around Gamlitz at 350-450 metres, cool microclimate. The producer's factsheet describes the soils as quartz and limestone; in practice, the Ortswein draws on the mica/quartz-sand parcels that aren't of single-cru quality - the limestone is reserved for the Pfarrweingarten cru, the gravel for Kapellenweingarten.
Vinification per the producer's 2023 factsheet: hand-picked into small boxes with selective harvest, fermented in large oak barrels (große Holzfässer), then classic maturation on the fine lees for 8 months.
Specs: 12.5% ABV, 1.1 g/L residual sugar, 5.4 g/L total acidity. Certified biodynamic.
2023 was a difficult Südsteiermark vintage - heavy rainfall, peronospora (downy mildew) and coulure pressure, hail in places, the lowest yields since 2016. The whites that came through tend to show moderate alcohol, dense extract, and well-preserved acidity - precise rather than ripe.
