Ried Loiserberg, a Grüner Veltliner with richness and salinity
The 2022 Loiserberg Grüner Veltliner from Fred Loimer is a dry organic white wine from the Erste Lage Loiserberg in the Kamptal region. A single-vineyard wine with creamy richness and mineral grip—not just an everyday glass, but a wine that lets you taste its origin.
Loiserberg Grüner Veltliner 2022 is the name of this single-vineyard wine from the Fred Loimer estate, grown in the mountain vineyards of the Ried Loiserberg near Langenlois. Erste Lage, biodynamically farmed, hand-picked. A profound Grüner Veltliner that shows what the grape variety is capable of when given time and a special soil.
Dried apples, dates, a hint of olive
On the nose, the Grüner Veltliner offers aromas of dried apples and dates, complemented by green olive and a touch of white pepper. A bouquet that is more reminiscent of a mature wine than a young one.
On the palate, it is mouth-filling and creamy, with elegant extract sweetness, high salinity, and a mineral grip that lingers long on the finish. With 5.7 g/l acidity and only 2 g/l residual sugar, it remains dry yet succulent. Density, length, tension—a single-vineyard wine just as one would hope for.
Made for Wiener Schnitzel
Its richness and salty minerality make the Loiserberg the star of the table, not just an accompaniment.
Fred Loimer himself clearly recommends it with a classic Wiener Schnitzel—the crispy breading and the salty fruit of the Veltliner play off each other perfectly. Roasted fish, light poultry, or firm, aged cheeses are just as suitable. Serve at 10 to 12 degrees Celsius in a large glass so the richness has space to unfold. Among dry white wines, it plays in the top league.
55-year-old vines on mica schist
The grapes grow on up to 55-year-old vines in the mountain vineyards of the Ried Loiserberg, at 350 to 390 meters above sea level, on mica schist with clayey brown earth. The leaner the schist, the more minerality and tension the wine brings to the glass.
Harvesting takes place at the beginning of October, by hand into small 20-kilo crates. After a short period of maceration and whole-cluster pressing, the must undergoes spontaneous fermentation, half in used oak barrels and half in stainless steel. It matures on the full lees for six months, followed by another four months on the fine lees—hence the creamy richness.
Fred Loimer farms the vineyards biodynamically; the Ried Loiserberg is one of the Erste Lagen with which the winery demonstrates how refined a Kamptal Veltliner can be. For comparison, try the leaner regional wine from Kamptal or browse through other wines from the Fred Loimer estate.
Better slightly warmer than too cold
Well-aerated at 10 to 12 degrees Celsius, the Loiserberg shows its full richness—better slightly warmer than too cold, otherwise the fruit hides itself. With 12.5% ABV, it has power without being heavy. It handles a year or two of aging well; it is in no rush.
Grüner Veltliner Loiserberg – a wine and its values
- Origin: wine from Austria
- Region: Kamptal
- Vineyard / Site: Ried Loiserberg, Erste Lage
- 12.5% vol. alcohol
- 5.7 g/l acidity
- 2.0 g/l residual sugar
- 55 mg/l total SO2
- vegan
Organic control number AT-BIO-402 – Austrian Agriculture