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2024 Ried Stein 'Engabrunn’ Grüner Veltliner, Bernhard Ott

2024 Ried Stein 'Engabrunn’ Grüner Veltliner, Bernhard Ott

Kamptal, Austria

Green apple and ripe apricot rise from the glass, joined by mango, orange zest, green grape and delicate white flowers. Subtle tobacco, mountain herbs and crushed stone bring a more savoury dimension, keeping the generous yellow fruit beautifully composed.

Concentrated yet graceful, the palate combines a silky, almost creamy texture with fine acidity and persistent mineral energy. Juicy orchard fruit fills the middle before a saline, gently peppered finish brings everything back into focus. Complex, poised and wonderfully complete, this is Grüner Veltliner with the depth to reward both immediate drinking and patient cellaring.

For when: You want a white wine with generosity, precision and something new to reveal in every glass.

Pairs with: Wiener schnitzel, roast pork, grilled turbot, asparagus, mushroom risotto, creamy poultry dishes or mature Alpine cheeses.

Ried Stein sits behind the village of Engabrunn, just across the regional boundary from Ott’s home in Wagram and within the Kamptal appellation. Vines have been cultivated here since 1426, originally by Göttweig Abbey, with Bernhard Ott taking responsibility for the site in 2010. Its approximately 50-year-old vines grow across a complex mixture of loess, ancient Danube gravel, marine deposits and Gföhl gneiss. The cooler conditions and varied geology give the wine its distinctive combination of ripe fruit, silky texture and mineral precision.

*Please note wines arrive October/November 2026*

Whats in the bottle
100% Grüner Veltliner

Notable Awards
97 points, Falstaff

£49.95 - £49.95
£49.95
£49.95 - £49.95
£49.95
Availability:
6 in stock, ready to be shipped

Bernhard Ott is one of Austria’s defining producers of Grüner Veltliner. He took over his family’s estate in Feuersbrunn in 1993 and steadily reshaped it around the variety, exploring how the different soils and exposures of Wagram and neighbouring Kamptal influence its character.

Around 95% of the estate’s vineyards are planted with Grüner Veltliner. Bernhard converted to biodynamic farming in 2006 and became a founding member of respekt-BIODYN. Vineyard work is meticulous and largely carried out by hand, with cover crops, homemade compost, gentle pruning and careful soil cultivation used to encourage healthy vines and deep root systems.

The cellar philosophy is equally patient. Natural fermentation, traditional basket pressing, extended lees ageing and large neutral oak casks allow each vineyard to speak clearly. The resulting wines combine ripe fruit and texture with freshness, savoury complexity and genuine ageing potential.

The 2024 Stein Engabrunn is made from 100% Grüner Veltliner harvested by hand from approximately 50-year-old vines. The grapes were gently basket pressed before undergoing spontaneous fermentation with naturally occurring yeasts.

The wine remained on its full lees for two winters in large Stockinger oak casks. These vessels hold between 5,000 and 10,000 litres, allowing slow development and gentle oxygen exchange without contributing an overt oak flavour. Bottling took place no earlier than the following May.

This extended maturation gives the wine its silky texture and depth while preserving the cool fruit, fine acidity and saline mineral character of the Stein vineyard.

100% Grüner Veltliner. Alcohol: 13%. Residual sugar: 2.6g/L. Closure: natural cork. Approachable now, with its best development expected from around 2030.