Gut Oggau Emmeram 2023

This is an expressive, highly aromatic white wine that is also characterized as an Orange Wine due to skin contact. The appearance is noted to be cloudy with a light fizz, and an orange colour. The wine offers a powerful aromatic profile, featuring notes of lychee, peach, rose petal, and citrus zest, alongside hints of sage, wildflowers, tropical fruits, and candied orange peel. On the palate, expect a lifted, dry, and expressive profile with clarity to the fruit, a soft texture, and a bright, well-rounded acidity that pulls the flavours together. Subtle hints of spices, herbs, pine mushroom, ginger, gooseberry marmalade, and salty minerality add complexity. The wine is structured, complex, and charismatic, embodying a singular take on the varietal.

The varietal composition is 100% Gewürztraminer, sourced from low-yielding, 40-year-old vines planted on limestone and sand soils. Two-thirds of the grapes are destemmed and pressed directly into neutral oak barrels for fermentation, while the final one-third is fermented on the skins for several weeks to add dimension and texture. It is fermented and aged for about a year (12 months) in used 500-litre oak barrels and bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with zero sulphur added. This wine is certified Biodynamic (Demeter certified) and Organic.

Food Pairing

• Suggested pairings include oily fish, soft cheeses, charcuterie, smoked meats, foie gras, and sushi with a touch of wasabi. The wine’s aromatic intensity and structure also make it a delicious complement to a tuna melt, as well as nutty and savoury cheeses like Cheddar and Gruyere. 
  A perfect match to enhance the wine's complexity.