URGESTEIN RIESLING

This primary rock Riesling comes mainly from vineyards that are less than 15 years old on the Gaisberg and Heiligenstein slopes.

Young vines tend to yield more grapes and are not so deeply rooted that they can represent the clear character of the soil. Therefore, the varietal character stands out here more so than the character of the vineyard.

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AWARDS & TASTING NOTES

2020

VINTAGE 2020

2019

VINTAGE 2019

2018

VINTAGE 2018

2017

VINTAGE 2017

2016

VINTAGE 2016

2015

VINTAGE 2015

WINESTATE: 4,5/5 Stars

A very elegant Riesling. Nose not giving much away yet. The long lingering palate has gentle citrus and pear characters expanding along the palate. Great potential.

VINARIA WEINGUIDE: 3/5 Stars

2014

VINTAGE 2014

VINOUS/David Schildknecht: Rating 88

Issuing principally from young vines in the Gaisberg and Heiligenstein, by being labeled (like its Domäne Gobelsburg counterpart) simply for origination in Lower Austria rather than with the Kamptal DAC, this cuvée at least theoretically holds open the door to including fruit from across the Kremstal line south of Gobelsburg. As befits its principal origins, though, it delivers floral perfume as well as a stony undertone. Brightly refreshing apple and lime are laced with saliva-liberating salinity in a buoyant and refreshing finish.

FALSTAFF: Rating 88

2013

VINTAGE 2013

VIKTOR SIEGL:

Delicate pear fruit, a touch of quince and white peach come through, elegant and lightly flowery; beautiful balance and some body as well as early harmony, restrained pineapple in the background, very earthy, lively acidity on the finish

WBV GOBELSBURG: 1.Place at Village Tasting 2014

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2012

VINTAGE 2012

PARKER: Rating 90

Clearer and juicier than its “Domaene Gobelsburg” counterpart but no less extract-rich, the 2012 Riesling Gobelsburger projects more of a sense of transparency to rather than saturation with stony mineral elements. Bittersweet floral perfume points to the inclusion of Heiligenstein raw material, and a tingling, energetically interactive finishing impression confirms the performance of a superb value well above its generic class, and one that should be worth following through at least 2017, for whatever few wine lovers might attempt that or simply forget some bottles in their cellar.

LOISIUM GRÜNER VELTLINER & RIESLING: Gold

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LANGENLOIS CHAMPION: 3rd Place Category”Riesling Kamptal DAC”

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VIKTOR SIEGL:

Beguiling bouquet à la vineyard peach and Gravenstein. Streamlined and playful. Quite powerful on the palate with generous extract and balance, and completed by crisp acidity. Very good length. This deserves a special accolade as an optimal light-style Riesling.

2011

VINTAGE 2011

WINE&SPIRITS:

Crisp, lemony acidity flits through this wine´s sweet rose-scented fruit, a brisk, charming riesling to gulp down all summer lomg. (88 points, Best Buy)

FALSTAFF: 88 Points

2010

VINTAGE 2010

WEIN.PUR: 3 Glasses

FALSTAFF: 90 Points

PARKER: 87 Points

2009

VINTAGE 2009

FALSTAFF: 88 Points

2008

VINTAGE 2008

VIKTOR SIEGL:

Smoky, roasted beginning with subtle hints of apricot and Mirabelle plums intertwined with nutty roots. Reveals surprisingly intense notes, working nobly on the palate. Crisp and refreshing with a perfectly linear finish.