Wine prices

ReferenceVintage / sizePrice / bottleSource
Producer priceRecommended retail price 2024 / 750ml ≈ $29.22Original €26.00≈ £21.96 www.domaene-wachau.at ↗

2024 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 2.2 g/L
Total Acidity 6 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Roter Traminer
Region Wachau
Soil Paragneiss and stony soils
Fermentation Vessels Used 500-liter barrels
Natural Yeast Yes
Barrel Size 500
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details The vineyards are organically farmed, permanently cover-cropped and treated with biodynamic permanent compost. Grapes are hand-picked at ideal ripeness, followed by several hours of skin contact. After spontaneous fermentation in used 500-liter barrels, the wine rests on full lees and then for several months on fine lees before being bottled unfined and unfiltered with a small sulfur addition.
Certifications AT-BIO-402
Tasting Notes Roses, peach blossom, forest honey, pear compote, cloves, nutmeg, wild roses and elderflower; spicy and lively, with an elegant body, integrated fruit sweetness, depth, complexity and a long finish
Food Pairing Asian dishes including lamb curry, spicy Sichuan chicken and spicy prawns; game pâté, beef roulades, roasted veal liver, venison ragout, cevapcici and penne all'arrabbiata

2023 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 11.5 g/L
Total Acidity 6 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Roter Traminer
Classification Reserve
Region Wachau
Soil Paragneiss and stony soils
Fermentation Vessels Used 500-liter wooden barrels and stainless-steel tanks; the source says the division varies by vintage
Barrel Size 500
Bottling Date Spring 2024
Production Details Organically farmed vineyards were hand-harvested at ideal ripeness. Several hours of skin contact preceded fermentation divided between used 500-liter wooden barrels and stainless-steel tanks, with the vessel split stated to vary by vintage. Following the natural end of fermentation, the wine spent several months on fine lees and was bottled in spring 2024.
Certifications AT-BIO-402
Tasting Notes Roses, peach blossom, forest honey, pear compote, cloves, nutmeg, wild roses and elderflower; spicy and lively, with an elegant body, integrated fruit sweetness, depth and complexity
Food Pairing Asian dishes including lamb curry, spicy Sichuan chicken and spicy prawns; game pâté, beef roulades, roasted veal liver, venison ragout, cevapcici and penne all'arrabbiata

2022 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 10.4 g/L
Total Acidity 6 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Roter Traminer
Classification Reserve
Region Wachau
Soil Paragneiss and stony soils
Fermentation Vessels Used 500-liter wooden barrels and stainless-steel tanks
Maceration 0.75 days
Barrel Size 500
Production Details Grapes were hand-picked at ideal ripeness and received 18 hours of skin contact. Fermentation took place partly in used 500-liter wooden barrels and partly in stainless-steel tanks. After the natural end of fermentation, the wine spent several months on fine lees and was bottled late.
Tasting Notes Roses, peach blossom, forest honey, pear compote, cloves, nutmeg, wild roses and elderflower; spicy and lively, with an elegant body, integrated fruit sweetness, depth and complexity
Food Pairing Asian dishes including lamb curry, spicy Sichuan chicken and spicy prawns; game pâté, beef roulades, roasted veal liver, venison ragout, cevapcici and penne all'arrabbiata

2021 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 9.3 g/L
Total Acidity 6.3 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Roter Traminer
Classification Reserve
Region Wachau
Soil Paragneiss and poor soils influenced by cool air from the spitzer graben
Fermentation Vessels Used 500-liter oak barrels and stainless-steel tanks
Maceration 0.75 days
Oak Types Oak
Barrel Size 500
Production Details Vineyard work followed sustainable and increasingly organic principles without insecticides or herbicides, and grapes were hand-picked. After 18 hours of skin contact, fermentation took place in used 500-liter oak barrels and partly in stainless steel. The wine then matured for several months on fine lees.
Tasting Notes Honeysuckle, sunflower, apricot blossom, Chinese pear, elderflower and wild rose; spicy and lively, with an elegant body, integrated fruit sweetness, complexity and a long finish
Food Pairing Asian dishes including lamb curry, spicy Sichuan chicken and spicy prawns; game pâté, beef roulades, roasted veal liver, venison ragout, cevapcici and penne all'arrabbiata

Producer Information

Address
Dürnstein 107, 3601 Dürnstein, Austria
Phone
+43 (0)2711 371
Owner
Domäne Wachau Cooperative
Cellarmaster
Heinz Frischengruber

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