Langenlois Große Reserve Blanc de Blancs, Sparkling Wine of the Year 2023
The 2013 Langenlois Große Reserve Blanc de Blancs by Fred Loimer is an organic grower's sparkling wine from the Kamptal region, a zero-dosage Blanc de Blancs – named Sparkling Wine of the Year 2023 by Gault&Millau. Fine perlage, brioche, toasted almonds, bone-dry and magnificent.
Langenlois Große Reserve Blanc de Blancs 2013 is the aged sparkling masterpiece from the Fred Loimer winery, a Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs with no dosage. Aged for over 48 months on the lees – a grower's sparkling wine that marks the pinnacle of Austrian sparkling wine, earning the title of Sparkling Wine of the Year 2023.
Brioche, toasted almonds, grapefruit with salt
The nose reveals a fine perlage, along with subtle yeast notes, brioche, and apple peel, creating an elegant mousse. Butter cookies, toasted almonds, and lemon zest round off the bouquet.
On the palate, it is dry, with finely chiseled acidity and taut minerality. The finish is exceptionally long, with notes of grapefruit and salt. Zero dosage, completely dry, and wonderfully multi-layered thanks to its long aging. Magnificent.
The sparkling wine for a grand occasion
Its maturity and taut minerality make the Große Reserve the perfect sparkling wine for special moments.
Wonderful as a festive aperitif, as well as with oysters, pan-fried fish, or a cheese board featuring aged hard cheeses. Serve well-chilled at 8 to 10 degrees, in a white wine glass rather than a narrow flute. The crowning glory among our sparkling wines.
48 months on the lees, named Sparkling Wine of the Year
Sparkling wine was produced at the Loimer winery in the past, but then bottle fermentation was paused for seventeen years. Today, Fred Loimer is once again producing grower's sparkling wine using the méthode traditionnelle, in collaboration with Master of Wine Andreas Wickhoff.
The white grapes were harvested by hand at the beginning of September and pressed as whole bunches. Following a spontaneous first fermentation in steel tanks and malolactic fermentation, the base wine matured on the lees for nine months before the second fermentation in the bottle took place.
The sparkling wine spent over 48 months on the lees before being disgorged in March 2020 with zero dosage. Gault&Millau named it Sparkling Wine of the Year 2023; Falstaff awarded it the Sparkling Wine Trophy with 93 points, and A la Carte gave it 94 points. You can find more from the producer among the other wines from Weingut Fred Loimer, such as the Gumpoldskirchen Große Reserve made from Pinot Noir.
No sweetness, but depth in the glass
Served well-chilled at 8 to 10 degrees, this aged sparkling wine is at its best in a white wine glass rather than a narrow flute. It benefits from a bit of air – a Brut Nature of this caliber has no sweetness, but plenty of depth. A sparkling wine that crowns any occasion. This is how sparkling wine should be.
Langenlois Große Reserve Blanc de Blancs – a sparkling wine and its characteristics
- Origin: Wine from Austria
- Region: Kamptal
- Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature
- Méthode traditionnelle, aged on lees for at least 48 months
- Disgorgement: March 2020
- Dosage: 0 g/l
Organic certification number AT-BIO-402 – Austrian Agriculture