Weingut Moric St. Georgener 2021

Weingut Moric St. Georgener 2021

Moric
$110.00

Grape: Gruner Veltliner
Vintage: 2021
Type: White

This dry white wine is a pure varietal expression of Grüner Veltliner sourced from isolated plots in St. Georgen. Roland Velich handles the hand-picked fruit from hillsides rich in calcium carbonate and granite soils to optimize structural mineral balance. Spontaneous fermentation occurs with native wild yeasts inside large neutral oak casks, completely avoiding modern high-temperature styling; the wine undergoes an extended maturation process on its fine fermentation lees to encourage texturally driven complexity.

It displays a bright straw-yellow color, releasing clean aromatics of fresh yellow apple, citrus peel, and wild herbs. On the palate, a sleek, medium-bodied frame balances focused orchard fruit flavors with an underlying chiseled mineral core. A lively wave of natural acidity cuts directly through the waxy texture, providing excellent lift and refreshing energy. Subtle notes of fresh fennel and white pepper add depth across the clean mouthfeel. It finishes completely dry, persistent, and clean.

Moric is Roland Velich's project in Burgenland, and one of the estates most responsible for restoring Blaufrankisch to serious conversation. Instead of treating the grape as a simple, fruit-driven red, Velich approached it with the sensitivity usually reserved for Burgundy: old vines, specific villages, restrained extraction and aging that emphasizes structure over gloss. The wines come from places such as Lutzmannsburg and Neckenmarkt, where limestone, schist and old vine material give Blaufrankisch depth, spice and nerve. Moric's best bottles are savory and transparent, proving that Austria's great red grape can be both intellectual and deeply pleasurable.