Leth
Riesling Klassik – 2021
Region: Austria - Wagram
Leth
Established in the early 1960s, Weingut Leth has become a renowned winery in Fels am Wagram in just three generations. The Leth family are members of the Traditionsweinguter Osterreich (association of traditional wineries in Austria), and believe it is their obligation to express the characteristics of their region, their soils, their climate, their grape varieties and cellars in their wines. Franz Leth, Franz Jr. and the entire Leth family are committed to these ideals.
The Wagram region of Austria is home to Europe’s most extensive loess soil formations. The region formed when glacial winds blew fine particles of agglomerated clay, sand and lime – loess – onto the prehistoric bedrock of the ancient course of the Danube river. The layers are up to 20 meters deep, and enable vine roots to delve deeply and absorb water and nutrients from the mineral-rich subsoils. Combined with the benevolent climate and wide temperature variation from day to night, perfect conditions combine to create unique terroir wines.
The Wine
Vineyard Profile
Vineyards in the first terraces at the foot of the Wagram hillside, Fels am Wagram.
- Altitude: 200 – 220 meters
- No herbicides used in vineyard for over 25 years
- No pesticides for over 10 years
- Loess soils and terrior, and green soil covering eliminates need for irrigation and fertilizers
- Following organic standards
Harvest Notes
- Hand harvested and berries selected by hand without Botrytis
- Destemmed, skin contact for 8 hours
- Gentle pneumatic pressing, then settled for 12 hours
- Clear juice fermentation using only indigenous yeasts in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks
- Aged on fine lees for 2 months
- Racked and bottled in February
Winemaker's Notes
Stone fruit aromas full of ripe peach and yellow fruit with grapefruit. Elegant complexity of fruit with light herbs and spices on the palate, enhanced by characteristic stony hints.
Wine Summary
100% Riesling; alcohol: 12.5%; terraced vineyards on the Wagram hillside; red gravel soils with some loess cover; no herbicides or pesticides and dry farmed; hand harvested and sorted; 8 hours skin contact; fermented using only indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks; aged 2 months on fine lees; bottled in February; Certified Sustainable Austria wine.
Technical Information
- 100% Riesling
- Alcohol: 12.5%
- Total Acidity: 7.6 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 6.3 g/l
General Info
| Country | Austria |
| Region | Niederösterreich |
| Appellation(s) | Wagram |
| Proprietors | Franz Leth Family |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Winemaker | Franz Leth Jr. |
| Annual Production | 25,000 9L cases |
| Farming (Sustainable, organic, biodynamic) | Sustainable |
