Stift Goetweig 'Messwein' Gruner Veltliner Unit:Single

Stift Goetweig 'Messwein' Gruner Veltliner Unit:SingleProducer The Gttweiger Messwein, or Altar wine, has been an institution in this Benedictine monastery, for centuries. Grner Veltliner and Rose (from Pinot Noir) are vinified as light, dry wines. From the nature friendly cultivation of the vineyards to the care and processing of the grapes and wine, the Reinheitsgebot", or purity law, of the church must be obeyed. Messwein cannot be produced without the permission of the bishop, and it must be only

Plenty going on

this wine is bright and crisp with a balanced mouthfeel

Tension too

Eventually

and blackberry

while the Anti-Hero label is used for the wine made from purchased fruit

full bodied palate

accessible

It's all cut and thrust and then

roasted nuts and a sniff of strawberry from the Pinot Noir

gooseberry with savoury notes on the mid palate

smoky characters