Rudi Pichler Wachau Gruner Veltliner Smaragd Weissenkirchner Achleiten 2016 750 ML

WINERY OVERVIEW The Pichler family has been making wine in the village of W?sendorf since at least the late 19th century. The original cellar building, more of a small stall than a winery, was purchased in 1884 and their first vineyards were planted in the town of Wosendorf in 1904. The modern winery was built in 2004 near Rudi?s private home. After some initial wanderlust and the pursuit of various other interests ? academic and commercial ? Rudolf Pichler IV returned to the family winery with a seed of an idea. He had no formal training other than his memories of his grandfather and his instincts for great wine. LOCATION OF VINEYARD The particular bends in the Upper Section of the Danube river as it flows east from the Melk to the City of Krems, form the 1,350 hectares of the Wachau (VOCK-aw) Valley. The steep hillsides that hug the river were formed of ancient Gf?hler Gneiss, a particular primary rock, as well as granite and some slate deposits. It is this particular variety of s...