Rabl Käferberg Reserve Grüner Veltliner 2023
£29.95 incl. VAT
6 in stock
Pale lemon-gold with green reflections. The nose offers intense white pepper — Grüner’s signature ‘pfefferl’ — alongside white peach, ripe pear, lime zest, fennel and a stony, smoky minerality from the rocky Käferberg soils. Full-bodied and dense on the palate, with vivid acidity, layered orchard and stone fruit, fine phenolic grip and a long, peppery, mineral finish. Drink now to 2030.
2023 Vintage — Kamptal DAC Reserve, Austria
Weingut Rudolf Rabl is one of the leading addresses in Langenlois, the largest wine town in Austria’s Kamptal region. The estate farms a patchwork of vineyards across the appellation’s celebrated Erste Lagen (premier cru sites), with Käferberg standing as one of the most prestigious — a steep, terraced amphitheatre of weathered crystalline rock and Loess on south-facing slopes above the Kamp river.
100% Grüner Veltliner from Alte Reben (old vines) on the Käferberg site. Hand-harvested at full ripeness, gently whole-bunch pressed and fermented in large, neutral acacia and Austrian oak casks before extended lees ageing. Kamptal DAC Reserve regulations require minimum 13% alcohol, late picking and reduced yields — producing wines of greater density, mineral depth and ageing potential than the village-level bottlings. With Käferberg’s weathered rock soils delivering classic Grüner aromatics with extra structural drive, this is a serious, age-worthy expression of Austria’s flagship white variety.
