Langenlois Große Reserve, a Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature
The 2016 Langenlois Große Reserve from Fred Loimer is an organic sparkling wine from the Kamptal, a Blanc de Blancs with zero dosage. Fine perlage, brioche, taut minerality—a masterpiece of traditional bottle fermentation, bone-dry and magnificent.
Langenlois Große Reserve 2016 is the award-winning organic sparkling wine from the Fred Loimer winery, a Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature made from Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, and Pinot Gris. Aged on the lees for over 44 months, with no dosage at all—winemaker’s sparkling wine of the highest caliber from Langenlois.
Brioche, apple peel, grapefruit with salt
A fine perlage rises in the nose, accompanied by intense yeast notes, brioche, and apple peel, with an elegant mousse. Butter cookies, green nuts, and lemon zest join the fray.
On the palate, it is dry, with finely chiseled acidity and taut minerality. The finish is exceptionally long, with a note of grapefruit and salt. Zero dosage, so completely dry. Magnificent.
The sparkling wine for toasts and meals
Its taut minerality and fine perlage make the Große Reserve a sparkling wine for special moments—and for the dinner table.
Wonderful as an aperitif, as well as with oysters, pan-fried fish, or a cheese board with aged hard cheeses. Serve well-chilled at 8 to 10 degrees, in a white wine glass rather than a narrow flute so it can breathe. A highlight among our sparkling wines.
44 months on the lees, with no dosage at all
Sparkling wine was once made at the Loimer winery, but then bottle fermentation was dormant for seventeen years. Today, Fred Loimer is once again producing winemaker’s sparkling wine according to the méthode traditionelle, together with Master of Wine Andreas Wickhoff—to solidify Langenlois's reputation as a sparkling wine stronghold.
The grapes—77% Chardonnay, 19% Pinot Blanc, 4% Pinot Gris—were harvested by hand on September 14 and 16 and pressed as whole bunches. After spontaneous primary fermentation and malolactic fermentation, the base wine matured on the lees for ten months.
After the second fermentation, the sparkling wine spent over 44 months on the lees before being disgorged in April 2021 without any dosage—hence Brut Nature, zero grams of residual sugar. In 2021, it was an Austrian Wine Salon winner, Falstaff awarded it 95 points, and A la Carte 94 points. You can find more from the producer among other wines from the Fred Loimer winery, such as the younger Langenlois Große Reserve 2020.
It needs no occasion and makes every one better
This sparkling wine is best served well-chilled at 8 to 10 degrees, in a white wine glass rather than a narrow flute. A Brut Nature like this needs no occasion, but it makes every occasion better. Once opened, it unfolds even more depth with a little air. This is how sparkling wine should be.
Langenlois Große Reserve – a sparkling wine and its credentials
- Origin: Wine from Austria
- Region: Kamptal
- Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature
- Cuvée: 77% Chardonnay, 19% Pinot Blanc, 4% Pinot Gris
- Méthode traditionelle, lees aging min. 44 months
- Disgorgement: April 2021
- Dosage: 0 g/l
Organic control number AT-BIO-402 – Austrian Agriculture