Ebner-Ebenauer
Gruner Veltliner Reserve Ried Bürsting – 2019
Region: Austria - Weinviertel
Ebner-Ebenauer
Deep in a four hundred year old cellar, a quiet, studious man weighs careful decisions to create exquisite wines from each of the special parcels in the Weinviertel. He asks his accomplished, exuberant wife to join him in crafting the perfect blends that reflect their passionate partnership.
Once upon a time…this is how fairy tales usually begin. But sometimes real life is a fairy tale, and that is the case for Marion and Manfred Ebner-Ebenauer. While the Ebner-Ebenauer label was born in 2007, when the two winemakers decided to share their lives, the history of winemaking in Manfred’s family stretches back fourteen generations. Today Ebner-Ebenauer is a mixture of old and new. The 400 year old cellar and modern style of the careful winery renovation. Traditional winemaking, gravity fed, gentle pressing. Using new methods when appropriate. “Respect the traditions but change if not useful.”
The Wine
Vineyard Profile
Ried Bürsting is on a high plateau at the end of an enchanting Kellergasse (cellar lane) in the Weinviertel, Niederösterreich.
- Soil: Deep loam, high moisture content
- Vines Planted: 1968
- Low yields
Harvest Notes
- Hand harvested in October into 20kg bins,with stringent triage in vineyard
- Picked at high Spätlese level ripeness
- 24 hour maceration on skins
- Settled briefly
- Fermented using only indigenous yeasts in used 500 liter oak casks and small stainless steel tanks
Winemaker's Notes
Ried Bürsting is one of the finest Veltliners made at Ebner-Ebenauer, thanks to the enormous potential of the site. It is an impressive wine, known for its spiciness and complexity. It is concentrated and juicy, with a fine overlay of spices. Decanting this wine will help coax out all of its many facets.
Wine Summary
100% Gruner Veltliner; alcohol: 13%; single vineyard Ried Bürsting sits on high plateau at end of cellar-lane in Weinviertel; deep, moist loamy soil; vines planted 1968; hand harvested at high Spätlese ripeness in October with strict triage into 20kg bins; macerated 24 hours on skins; settled briefly; fermented using only indigenous yeasts in used 500 liter oak casks and small stainless steel tanks.
Technical Information
- 100% Gruner Veltliner
- Alcohol: 13%
- Total Acidity: 5.3 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 3.8 g/l
Reviews
93 Points
This has a terrific nose, with loads of lime blossom, apple, peach and honey aromas and flavors. Lively and intense, it has well-integrated acidity cutting through the flesh and driving the flavors to a long conclusion. It is super clean and precise with great tension and balance. Drink now through 2030.
Wine Enthusiast, June, 2023
91 Points
From 50+-year-old vines in heavy loam soils, 2019 Grüner Veltliner Bürsting offers a clear, fine and coolish bouquet of white and green fruits along with tangy lime zest and juice aromas. Pretty intense and juicy on the not-fully-dry palate, this is a medium to full-bodied, round and charming Veltliner with a rather smooth and fruity but well-balanced texture and a stimulating salty finish. 2021 – 2030
© Wine Advocate, April, 2021
92 Points
Creamy peach and yellow apple notes show a refreshing vein of herbs in this round, rich white. A salty, briny edge moves in, adding savory dimension and real depth. There’s a waft of smoke on the focused, well-hewn finish, which is lined in wet stone and white pepper details. Drink now through 2029.
Wine Spectator, November, 2024
General Info
| Country | Austria |
| Region | Niederösterreich |
| Appellation(s) | Weinviertel |
| Proprietors | Marion & Manfred Ebner-Ebenauer |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Winemaker | Manfred Ebner-Ebenauer |
| Annual Production | |
| Farming (Sustainable, organic, biodynamic) | Organic/biodynamic |