Zierfandler is a grape variety indigenous to Austria-- it's a late-ripening, high acidity white, that possesses the potential to display great complexity when aged. Produced in large part from younger vines planted in the lower, flatter parts of these hillside vineyards, the Zierfandler Anning-ferments with naturally occurring yeasts in large, neutral Viennese oak, and rests on its fine lees until the May after harvest. In keeping with its varietal character, this offers a subdued fruit profile, with a palate of greater cut, more intense minerality, and a firm sense of structure.
The Stadlmann family has been making wine since the 1780s, in Austria's Thermenregion; sheltered from the northern winds by the Vienna Woods, it is one of Austria's warmest wine growing areas. Owner/Winemaker Bernhard Stadlmann, represents the family's eighth-generation. Despite earning three doctorate degrees, Bernhard (taking over the winery from his father in 2006), decided to devote his life to carrying on and improving the family winery.
The Stadlmann family has been making wine since the 1780s, in Austria's Thermenregion; sheltered from the northern winds by the Vienna Woods, it is one of Austria's warmest wine growing areas. Owner/Winemaker Bernhard Stadlmann, represents the family's eighth-generation. Despite earning three doctorate degrees, Bernhard (taking over the winery from his father in 2006), decided to devote his life to carrying on and improving the family winery.
