About
The Eschenhof Holzer winery is located in Großriedenthal, in the Wagram wine region. Here the innovative wine maker, Arnold Holzer, draws on the unique bounty of nature, with a great deal of creativity, a distinctive style and a sense for delicious creations.
The name “Eschenhof” comes from the oak trees that stand in front of the farmyard and the old cellar on the winery street. This is where the red wine is stored.
They have since added a vineyard in the village of St. Georg in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland which became its own bottling.
The loess in this region creates the natural conditions for the rich wine. The soil drifted here in multiple layers during the last ice age, about 100.000 to 10.000 years ago and covered the sub soil with marine deposits. The loess soil in the region reaches an extraordinary height of up to 20 meters. Due to the valuable mineral composition, the loess soil creates a balanced depository of nutrients. Thanks to it’s small granules and high capillary, the loess soil is able to preserve water, and is thus permanently able to provide the deep reaching roots of the grapevines in Pannonian, low-rainfall climate with enough water. The wines that thrive in the loess region are distinguished by a particularly characterful, long lasting and delicate fruit.
2021 Holzer Gruner Veltliner Wagram
Wine Description
A Classic, uncomplicated Veltliner with fine acidity on the palate. The wine perfectly reflects the region Wagram.
Wine Type: still wine | white | dry
Alcohol: 12.5 %
Acid: 6.6 g/l
Residual Sugar: 1 g/l
Total Sulfur: 75 mg
Certificates: AT-BIO-302
Allergens: sulfites
Drinking Temperature: 8 - 10 °C
Optimum Drinking Year: 2022 - 2029
Vineyard
Vineyard Site: 100% of the grapes come directly from the region Wagram, out of own vineyards as well as strictly selected grape-suppliers.
Origin: Austria, Wagram
Quality grade: Wagram DAC
Site: Vineyard selection
Site Type: hilly land
Varietal: Grüner Veltliner 100 % | 8 - 53 years
3000 - 3500 plants/ha | 4000 - 7000 liter/ha
Geographical Orientation: south east, south, south west
Sea Level: 200 - 300 m
Soil: loess / gravel
Weather / Climate
Climate: continental
Harvest and Maturing
Fermentation: partly spontaneous
Pre Clarification: yes | Enzymes Used: no
steel tank | 16 - 20 day(s) | temperature control: yes | 17 °C
Filter: filtered
Sulfur Added: yes, wine
Maturing: steel tank | 5 - 16 month(s)
Bottling: screw cap
Winery
The Eschenhof Holzer winery is located in Großriedenthal, in the Wagram wine region. Here the innovative wine maker, Arnold Holzer, draws on the unique bounty of nature, with a great deal of creativity, a distinctive style and a sense for delicious creations.
2020 LIMIT Grüner Veltliner
Wine Description
Grüner Veltliner "Limit" matured without sulphur, without intervention or treatment on the fine lees, and was bottled unfiltered after 16 months of aging.
Wine Type: still wine | white | dry
Alcohol: 12 %
Allergens: sulfites
Drinking Temperature: 10 - 12 °C
Optimum Drinking Year: 2021 - 2029
Vineyard
Origin: Austria, Wagram
Quality grade: Wein aus Österreich
Site: Vineyard selection
Site Type: hilly land
Varietal: Grüner Veltliner 100 % | 10 - 40 years
3000 - 3500 plants/ha | 5500 - 6000 liter/ha
Geographical Orientation: south east, south
Sea Level: 200 - 300 m
Soil: loess / gravel
Weather / Climate
Climate: continental
Harvest and Maturing
Harvest: handpicked | beginning/ october
Malolactic Fermentation: yes
Mazeration: whole bunch pressing | with stems: yes
Fermentation: spontaneous
Pre Clarification: no | Enzymes Used: no
steel tank | 18 - 24 day(s) | temperature control: yes | 18 °C
Filter: unfiltered
Sulfur Added: no
Maturing: steel tank | 16 month(s)
Time on the Fine Yeast: 16 month(s)
Bottling: screw cap | beginning/december 2021
SO2 added: 15 mg
(Image: Arnold Holzer - Eschenhof-Holzer / www.eschenhof-holzer.at/en/)