Mantlerhof Niederosterreich Gruner Veltliner Ried Weitgasse 2023 pelaverga perched on the side of

perched on the side of an Alp at the mouth of the Vallee d’Aosta

The Vigneaus farm biodynamically

a successful play of minerality

they have figured out how to make wine that just tastes like food

Mantlerhof Niederosterreich Gruner Veltliner Ried Weitgasse 2023 pelaverga perched on the side ofThe Weitgasse vineyards name means wide street, and before the 20th century it was communal pasture land for the local village of Gedersdorf. The site was overlooked because it was too high elevation and too cold for farming even for vines before planting techniques improved in the 20th century. Eventually, the communal pasture was split between adjacent farms, and the Mantler family planted it to Gruner Veltliner vines for this elegant, unassuming,