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Fritz Wieninger was hobbling through the house when I arrived in early February, still recovering from a skiing accident. As it was still quite cold outdoors, there was a welcoming fire burning in the corner. In addition to his own wines, I also tasted those of several other members of WienWein, an association of the leading producers in Vienna, with Lucia Schramm, a well-known local journalist who had come to add her view of vinous developments in the Austrian capital.

Among those other estates were the wines of Hajszan-Neumann, which Wieninger acquired last March, making him now the largest vineyard owner in the region. His own estate is in Stammersdorf, just northeast of the center of town at the foot of the Bisamberg. His recently refurbished cellars are nestled in an old monastery, but the original cellar just a few paces down the road is still used for barrel storage--and is the site of his brother’s bistro, where the family wines are consumed with considerable glee.

The soils near the winery are a touch heavier than those on the Nussberg, with a higher clay content, bringing forth a richer style of wine. This is therefore where most of the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is planted. Across the river on the Nussberg, the more calcareous soils tend to yield finer, more delicate wines.

Wieninger was not only instrumental in resurrecting the concept of field blends, he is also since 2008 a member of Respekt, the core group of 15 leading biodynamic producers in Austria. Without any doubt, he is one of the country’s leading producers of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. That is already evident in the notes below, but in selected vintages he also makes--in very small volumes--both a Chardonnay Tribute and a Pinot Noir Tribute, which are both often at the head of their respective classes in Austria.

From Austria 2013 (Sep 2015) by Joel B. Payne

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