Mantlerhof Niederosterreich Gruner Veltliner Ried Weitgasse 2023 vintage port The Ferrando family are perhaps

The Ferrando family are perhaps the most important winemakers this side of Barolo

The original "Truffle & Salt"

primal effort to convince the sun to return

Pinot Bianco is the signature grape here

The vines are old – though not as old as some of the domaine’s vines – and craggy

Mantlerhof Niederosterreich Gruner Veltliner Ried Weitgasse 2023 vintage port The Ferrando family are perhapsThe Weitgasse vineyards name means wide street, and before the 20th century it was communal pasture land for the local village of Gedersdorf. The site was overlooked because it was too high elevation and too cold for farming even for vines before planting techniques improved in the 20th century. Eventually, the communal pasture was split between adjacent farms, and the Mantler family planted it to Gruner Veltliner vines for this elegant, unassuming,