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Village Wines
The grapes are grown in premium-quality vineyards of strong character and long tradition within a cadastral commune.
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The grapes are grown in premium-quality vineyards of strong character and long tradition within a cadastral commune.
At one time, Vienna’s showcase single-vineyard – Nussberg – was called the “wine mountain“.
The southerly exposed, sloping hill and the calcareous soils offer perfect conditions for growing Riesling, Gemischter Satz and Burgundy grapes.
The varietal diversity goes back to the tradition of the Heurigen and takes its root in the large geological differences encountered on Nussberg. The lime content varies between 25% and 65% and combines with loam, clay and sand.
Shells, once washed ashore from the sea, help the wines from Nussberg develop a multi-faceted minerality.
The influences of the Vienna Woods and the Danube River ensure a perfect microclimate with cooling effects to preserve the vital fruit aromas and flavours.
Nussberg without doubt is counted among Austria’s top sites.
Wines: Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC, Nussberg Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC, Ried Preussen- Nussberg Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC, Ried Langteufel- Nussberg Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC, Nussberg Grüner Veltliner, Nussberg Chardonnay
The grapes grow in first-class vineyards with individual character, though not classified as Erste Lage.
For the first time documented in 1501, named after the Royal councillor Heinrich Preussel – not after the Prussians, as often mistakenly claimed.
The single vineyard Preussen is located in the “Mittlere Schoss” (central part) of the vineyard area “Nussberg” which can be divided into three terraces. This prime site facing southward comprises the highest lime content
originating from fossils and shells washed ashore millions of years ago. The single vineyard Preussen has always been considered as the showpiece of the Wiener Nussberg and brings about Riesling wines and Wiener Gemischter Satz with unbelievable mineral character and complexity.
Wines: Ried Preussen-Nussberg Erste Lage Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC
The single vineyard “Langteufel” is part of the vineyard area “Nussberg”. Its name derives from the shape of the plot. The south-west facing prime site is very long and wedge-shaped and has been known to require a lot of effort in its cultivation. The winegrowers used to swear: „ How devilishly long!“ The first documentation of the site lists it in 1384 as „Langtewel am Nusper“.
The site Langteufel is similar to Preussen and is characterised by sandstone with a high quartz content and seabed deposits.
Wines: Ried Langteufel-Nussberg Erste Lage Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC