Jurtschitsch, Gruner Veltliner Kaferberg 1st Lage, 2023 SO 042525 leaving it on the lees

leaving it on the lees until late-summer bottling for texture without any oaky flavor

a little citrus

the wine is medium-bodied

or just pour it over ice with a twist—it brings lift and a little magic to whatever you’re mixing

yet the wine still hums with freshness and energy

Jurtschitsch, Gruner Veltliner Kaferberg 1st Lage, 2023 SO 042525 leaving it on the leesIf Heiligenstein is Kamptal's temple for Riesling, the Kferberg is its answer for Grner Veltliner a warm, wind swept premier cru (Erste Lage) whose old vines root deep into dark amphibolite rock. That stone is the signature here: it pushes a real salty, savory tension through the wine that you simply don't find in the entry bottlings. Jurtschitsch farms biodynamically and lets the fruit ferment wild, so this reads as a site rather than a recipe.