Sattlerhof Ried Pfarrweingarten 2021

Southern Styria's wine-growing region is defined by its steep vineyards, diverse soils, and challenging weather. Sustainable cultivation, meticulous handwork, and selective harvesting result in wines that are both highly aromatic and wonderfully expressive.

The Sattler family has been crafting wine in the village of Gamlitz since 1887. In the 1970s, they became pioneers in the region, bottling high-quality dry white wines under their own name. Today, the sons Alex and Andreas Sattler oversees the estate, managing 35 hectares of biodynamically farmed vines in some of Southern Styria's most renowned vineyards.

The Ried Pfarrweingarten is a single-vineyard blend of mainly Chardonnay (known locally as Morillon) from 50-year-old vines, co-fermented with Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) and Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris). The grapes are sourced from Pfarrweingarten Grand Cru site, a small, well-sheltered, south-facing vineyard planted on coral-reef limestone soils, farmed exclusively by Sattlerhof. Aged for 20 months in 300-500-liter barrels, with around 10% being new oak, the resulting wine has fantastic tension, remarkable elegance and intensity. In the future, the estate will move to more field blends, in a nod to tradition, and in an effort to strive for the best terroir expression each vintage.