Velue Grüner Veltliner

Johannes Zillinger

Velue is the ancient name for the Zillinger's home village of Velm and means 'Trees along the river' referring to the willow trees growing along the Sulzbach crossing the village.
The Velue wines are beautifully balanced and well made natural wines fermented spontaneously in stainless
steel on the lees. Beside the vines in these old vineyards grow several types of thyme planted to make teas and medicinal extracts. Johannes's careful farming and long hang times combined with the herbaceous quality his wines pick up from their proximity to these herbs make for wildly unique natural wines that never go sideways on us. Find here all the classical indicators of Grüner Veltliner — yellow fruit, white pepper, savoury salinity — buttressed by a firm herbaceous quality, a hint of skin contact, and a wonderful concentration that never feels overwrought.

Country:  Austria

Region:  Niederösterreich

Appellation:  Weinviertel

Climate:  Cool Continental

Altitude:  200-250m

Soils:  Loess and limestone/sandstone

Varietal/Blend:  100% Grüner Veltliner

Fermentation:  Whole-cluster foot tread. After half-day maceration, the fruit receives an extremely gentle 5-hour pressing and is then racked into stainless steel. Natural ferment with indigenous yeasts.

Ageing:  Three months in stainless steel on lees with bâtonnage and MLF. Unfined & unfiltered.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Hand farmed and hand harvested estate vineyards surrounding Zillinger's village of Velm-Goetzendorf
with vines 15-55 year old grown on loam, loess, limestone, and sandstone.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases:  600

CSPC:  874209

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Johannes Zillinger


Niederösterreich, Austria

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Velue Grüner Veltliner
Johannes Zillinger
Velue is the ancient name for the Zillinger's home village of Velm and means 'Trees along the river' referring to the willow trees growing along the Sulzbach crossing the village.
The Velue wines are beautifully balanced and well made natural wines fermented spontaneously in stainless
steel on the lees. Beside the vines in these old vineyards grow several types of thyme planted to make teas and medicinal extracts. Johannes's careful farming and long hang times combined with the herbaceous quality his wines pick up from their proximity to these herbs make for wildly unique natural wines that never go sideways on us. Find here all the classical indicators of Grüner Veltliner — yellow fruit, white pepper, savoury salinity — buttressed by a firm herbaceous quality, a hint of skin contact, and a wonderful concentration that never feels overwrought.

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Austria

Region:  Niederösterreich

Appellation:  Weinviertel

Climate:  Cool Continental

Altitude:  200-250m

Soils:  Loess and limestone/sandstone

Varietal/Blend:  100% Grüner Veltliner

Fermentation:  Whole-cluster foot tread. After half-day maceration, the fruit receives an extremely gentle 5-hour pressing and is then racked into stainless steel. Natural ferment with indigenous yeasts.

Ageing:  Three months in stainless steel on lees with bâtonnage and MLF. Unfined & unfiltered.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Hand farmed and hand harvested estate vineyards surrounding Zillinger's village of Velm-Goetzendorf
with vines 15-55 year old grown on loam, loess, limestone, and sandstone.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases:  600

CSPC:  874209

Andrew Stewart | Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-604-0408 | E: andrew@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba | Edmonton + Alberta North

 T: 780-203-5284 | E: joe@vinoalvino.ca

Velue Grüner Veltliner
Johannes Zillinger
Velue is the ancient name for the Zillinger's home village of Velm and means 'Trees along the river' referring to the willow trees growing along the Sulzbach crossing the village.
The Velue wines are beautifully balanced and well made natural wines fermented spontaneously in stainless
steel on the lees. Beside the vines in these old vineyards grow several types of thyme planted to make teas and medicinal extracts. Johannes's careful farming and long hang times combined with the herbaceous quality his wines pick up from their proximity to these herbs make for wildly unique natural wines that never go sideways on us. Find here all the classical indicators of Grüner Veltliner — yellow fruit, white pepper, savoury salinity — buttressed by a firm herbaceous quality, a hint of skin contact, and a wonderful concentration that never feels overwrought.

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Austria

Region:  Niederösterreich

Appellation:  Weinviertel

Climate:  Cool Continental

Altitude:  200-250m

Soils:  Loess and limestone/sandstone

Varietal/Blend:  100% Grüner Veltliner

Fermentation:  Whole-cluster foot tread. After half-day maceration, the fruit receives an extremely gentle 5-hour pressing and is then racked into stainless steel. Natural ferment with indigenous yeasts.

Ageing:  Three months in stainless steel on lees with bâtonnage and MLF. Unfined & unfiltered.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Hand farmed and hand harvested estate vineyards surrounding Zillinger's village of Velm-Goetzendorf
with vines 15-55 year old grown on loam, loess, limestone, and sandstone.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases:  600

CSPC:  874209

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