Die Vollendung
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted veal, creamy mushroom risotto, mature hard cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic wine-growing village of Gumpoldskirchen in Austria's Thermenregion within Niederösterreich, 'Die Vollendung' (meaning 'The Perfection') is the flagship white cuvée from Weingut Krug, whose family winemaking heritage dates back to 1746. This opulent and deeply complex white wine is crafted from the estate's finest parcels, typically blending Chardonnay with traditional regional varieties like Rotgipfler and Weissburgunder. Fermented and aged in small oak barriques, it reflects the unique local terroir shaped by warm Pannonian winds and limestone-heavy soils, yielding a wine of remarkable structure, creamy texture, and spicy depth.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Krug has cultivated vineyards in the historic Lower Austrian village of Gumpoldskirchen since 1746. Located within the Thermenregion—traditionally regarded as the Burgundy of Austria due to its shared latitude and calcareous terroir—the estate oversees approximately 35 hectares of prime vines. Helmed by winemaker Gustav Krug alongside his family, the winery couples centuries-old heritage with modernized cellar facilities constructed amidst the vineyards in 1998. Viticulture focuses on near-natural, sustainable vineyard stewardship across loamy, limestone-rich soils warmed by Pannonian basin airflows. In the cellar, Krug favors meticulous fruit selection and controlled oak maturation. The producer is renowned both for regional benchmark white grapes—most notably indigenous Rotgipfler and Zierfandler—and for its cellar-aged reserves and cuvées such as Die Vollendung, Die Versuchung, and single-vineyard bottlings from Ried Rasslerin. Krug crafts wines distinguished by structural richness, concentrated aromatics, and prolonged aging potential.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay, Rotgipfler, Weissburgunder
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5-14.5%