Pichler Krutzler Riesling "Kellerberg" 2018 (RP: 93+)│Second Release

來自Wachau的Elisabeth Pichler-Krutzler和來自Burgenland的Erich Krutzler於2006年在Wachau開設了自己的酒莊，兩夫婦都來自知名的釀酒家族，他們一起灌注靈魂和個性來釀製葡萄酒，完全尊重自然，採用持續發展的方式來種植葡萄。

Erich Krutzler在釀酒的路上，由九十年代一步一腳印地走來。當時他為家族在Südburgenland出產出色而有性格的紅酒，這也解釋了為甚麼主打Riesling 及 Grüner Veltliner的同時，亦會釀造Burgenland Blaufränkisch。

Pichler-Krutzler以風格純淨見稱，也從不會為品質妥協。所有酒都充分反映其風土，收成、釀造和裝瓶都不會混合其他品種。沒有加糖，所有發酵的糖份全來自葡萄汁；不過濾、不澄清。以高超的手藝如實地表現出產地的根源，絕不譁眾取寵。

Kellerberg顯然是Wachau頂級的單一葡萄園。梯田上的葡萄藤生長在東南方，土壤由風化的片麻岩和底部幾層黃土組成。晚上清涼的氣流令葡萄慢慢生長，通常較遲熟。這種微氣候造就了結合精緻和力量的獨特風格──富有煙燻味及精緻可口。

產區：
奧地利 Wachau

產地：
奧地利

種類：
白葡萄酒

葡萄品種：
Riesling

發酵與陳年：
人手採收。分別於不鏽鋼缸和大型橡木桶內( 1200-1500 升 )陳年8-9個月。

品酒筆記：
 (Robert Parker's rating:  93+points)
2018 年的 Kellerberg Riesling 純淨、明亮，熟透的葡萄展現出火藥味。成熟而集中的香氣，帶有涼爽和香料的草本氣息。濃郁但又充滿活力和新鮮感，這是一款優雅、濃厚而有力的Kellerberg （單一葡萄園名稱） ，帶有豐富的果香，餘味悠長，具有張力，前途光明。

Elisabeth Pichler-Krutzler from the Wachau and Erich Krutzler from the Burgenland founded their own wine estate in the Wachau in 2006. Both husband and wife originated from famous wine-making families. Together, they craft wines of great soul and individuality, based on a respect form nature and sustainable viticultural practice.

All this is a continuation of the path that Erich Krutzler set out on in the 1990s when he helped his family estate produce outstanding and characterful red wines in the Südburgenland. This is why a Burgenland Blaufränkisch finds its place in the range alongside Riesling and Grüner Veltliner.

The Pichler-Krutzler wines are pure, unadulterated and made without compromise to quality. Each wine is the reflection of its own terroir, harvested, raised and bottled without blending. Since there is no chaptalization, no juice concentration, no fining or additives of any sort, all the wines express their origins plain and clear. Just high-grade handcraft without any fancy trends.

The Ried Kellerberg plainly is the paragon for a top single vineyard in the Wachau. Vines are growing on mainly south-eastern exposed handcrafted terraces made of natural stones with soils of weathered Gneiss and some layers of Loess on the bottom of the slope. A long vegetation period caused by the cool airflow in the nights is inducing a very late harvest. This particular kind of microclimate is responsible for unique wines combining refinement and power in their own inimitable way. Often the wines are at once smoky-hedonic and delicate-savoury.

Region：
Wachau, Austria

Country of Origin:
Austria

Type:
White/Blanc (Still)

Grape Variety:
Riesling

Fermentation and Ageing:
Manuel harvest. 8-9 months partly in stainless steel and big oak casks (12-15L).

Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker's rating:  93+points)
The 2018 Ried Kellerberg Riesling is fascinatingly pure, bright and flinty on the ripe and concentrated nose with its coolish and spicy-herbal notes. Rich, intense but also vital and fresh, this is an elegant, dense and powerful Kellerberg with lush fruit and a long finish with grip and tension. Very promising.