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Wachau.
One grape we teach is grown in Wachau.
Grüner Veltliner
Climate
Cool continental. Steep terraced slopes on Danube. Gneiss and granite. Pannonian warm air meets cool Alpine nights.
Style
Dry. Three Wachau classifications: Steinfeder (lightest), Federspiel (mid), Smaragd (richest). No oak standard.
Tell
White pepper and citrus, structured mineral midpoint, fine-grained texture, dry and precise