Burgstall Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared trout, spicy Thai green curry, roasted pork belly
✨ Technical Specifications
Ried Burgstall is a historic vineyard perched on a sun-drenched, rocky plateau in Unterloiben, within Austria's majestic Wachau region. The name 'Burgstall' derives from a medieval fortification that once stood on this site guarding the Danube. Unlike the steeper, terraced slopes nearby, Burgstall sits on a high, flatter terrace characterized by primary rock (gneiss) topped with wind-blown loess and sand. This unique soil profile, combined with dramatic diurnal temperature shifts, coaxes an incredibly vibrant, mineral-driven expression from the Riesling vines. F.X. Pichler vinifies this fruit with minimal intervention, utilizing large, traditional oak casks to preserve its crystalline purity, electric acidity, and intense stone-fruit aromatics.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1898 in the village of Oberloiben in Austria's prestigious Wachau region, Weingut F.X. Pichler is globally celebrated as a benchmark producer of world-class white wines. Elevated to international renown by Franz Xaver (F.X.) Pichler and guided today by Lucas Pichler, the estate adheres to a meticulous viticultural philosophy centered on terroir precision, minimal cellar intervention, and the expression of ancient, primary rock terraces. Sourced from legendary steep vineyard sites such as Kellerberg, Loibenberg, and Steinertal, their dry white wines showcase extraordinary concentration, minerality, and tension. The winery is particularly famed for its powerful, age-worthy Grüner Veltliner and Riesling bottlings, highlighted by monumental flagship cuvées like 'Unendlich'.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5%