Loibenberg Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly, spicy Thai curry, pan-seared scallops
✨ Technical Specifications
Rising majestically above the Danube River, the monumental Ried Loibenberg is one of the Wachau's most historic and warmest grand cru vineyards, with viticultural records dating back to 1381. F.X. Pichler's expression of Riesling from these steep, south-facing primary rock terraces is a masterclass in power and mineral tension. The intense sun exposure of the Loibenberg loess and weathered Gföhl gneiss soils imparts a rich, exotic stone-fruit character, while the cooling night breezes from the Waldviertel forest preserve a vibrant, electric acidity. Vinified with minimal intervention and aged in large, neutral Austrian oak casks, this wine beautifully marries the opulent warmth of the vineyard with the crystalline purity and structural precision that defines the Pichler legacy.
🍾 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)
13-14%