2024 | F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Ried Steinertal | Wachau | Austria

The cool, slow-ripening Loibner cru — pure, mineral Grüner from Wachau icon F.X. Pichler.

F.X. Pichler, five generations deep in the UNESCO-listed Wachau, farms Ried Steinertal at the eastern end of the valley between the Loibenberg and Pfaffenberg. Nocturnal breezes off the neighboring forest make Steinertal the cool, slow-ripening site among the Loibner vineyards — giving a Grüner of unusual precision and mineral character. Lucas Pichler makes the wines today.

A cool-site single-vineyard Grüner from a Wachau icon is white wine for the serious. Top estate, coolest Loibner cru, mineral precision → slow-ripened concentration → you're drinking elite Wachau Grüner.

• 100% Grüner Veltliner
• Ried Steinertal, Loiben — Wachau, Austria
• F.X. Pichler — five generations, Lucas Pichler winemaking
• The cool, slow-ripening Loibner single vineyard

Precise white peach and citrus over cool, saline minerality with fine Grüner spice and a long, elegant finish. Translation: the elegant, mineral-driven face of Grüner — cool-climate precision, fine spice and length rather than power. Wachau at its most refined.

The coolest cru at a Wachau legend. Exactly the Grüner for someone who wants precision and minerality over weight.