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Prechtl

The valley of the diminutive Pulkau River, part of the so-called Retzer Land, harbors some of the traditionally most important wine villages of the northwestern Weinviertel, and Franz and Petra Prechtl enjoy one of the best reputations in this sector (which is also where some of Ingrid Groiss’s impressive wines grow). The soils around Zellerndorf feature sedimentary deposits, loess and weathered gneiss, but in nearby Schrattenthal the Prechtls also farm on weathered granite, familiar from the Pollerhof several miles to the south. There is also a similar cooling influence on all of these wine villages from the Manhartsberg range. That being noted, the 2015 harvest began here in late September, because unlike Poller, Franz Prechtl experienced rapidly rising must weights. The Prechtls’ facility is huge and permits gravity to control the flow of juice from direct pressing (no skin contact here) to fermentation and maturation, with one exception in tank. In addition to the wines canvassed below, Prechtl regularly essays dessert wines, including relatively frequent Grüner Veltliner Eiswein. I tasted only a 2014 Chardonnay Beerenauslese, still in tank, that wasn’t without potential, but displayed its extreme acidity with a certain awkward detachment.

From Austria’s 2015 Rieslings & Grüner Veltliners: Ripe & Ready (Feb 2017) by David Schildknecht

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2015 Grüner Veltliner Classic

Color: White

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