{"product_id":"feldtheorie-definitiv-gruner-veltliner-freiheit-2023","title":"Feldtheorie  Definitiv Gruner Veltliner Freiheit 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the estate's \"Definitiv\" range, this 2023 Grüner Veltliner comes from Ried Freiheit — the first vintage to change how the single vineyards are made. The debut 2022s spent a long, six-month malolactic in stainless and were bottled before they'd settled, staying closed and unapproachable for their first two years. For 2023, still mid-malo, the estate found large old barrels instead and gave it a second winter in cellar — a reversal nobody they asked had tried. The result: Grüner at its more layered, textured end, generous but finely tuned, with spice, salt and structure woven through the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYellow apple, pear and ripe citrus lead, with white pepper, herbs, a little nutty richness and a stony, savoury edge. The palate is supple and mouth-coating, but held in balance by fresh acidity and a mineral line that keeps the wine moving. Serve with roast chicken, pork loin, schnitzel, creamy vegetable dishes, pressed cheese or trout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% Grüner Veltliner from Ried Freiheit, a west-facing parcel on the Gobelsberg border with Kremstal. The site’s quartz-rich, gravelly soils and low lime content shape a Grüner with lift, detail and a distinctive savoury core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Grüner Veltliner?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrüner Veltliner is Austria’s signature white grape and one of the country’s great wine strengths. It can range from light, peppery and brisk to rich, layered and ageworthy, but its calling card is usually a mix of green-herb lift, white pepper, citrus, stone fruit and vivid acidity. In the right hands and on the right soils, it becomes much more than an easy aperitif wine: it can carry weight, texture and real gastronomic range. That versatility is exactly why it matters, because few grapes so neatly combine everyday usefulness with serious regional identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeldtheorie — German for \"Field Theory\" — is a small organic estate in the heart of Austria’s Kamptal, founded by Robert and Uli, two Germans who fell in love with wine while travelling the world together. Robert holds a PhD in Physics and Uli a PhD in Chemistry, and they built Feldtheorie as a project where they could intricately blend the rigour of the science they mastered with the beautiful unpredictability that Nature offers. That spirit runs right through the range, from the physics-inspired name to playful, questioning cuvées like this \"Relativ\" and the single-vineyard \"Definitiv\" bottlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir vineyards lie around the wine town of Langenlois, worked organically, with a historic cellar on the banks of the river Kamp at Schönberg and further holdings in the neighbouring Kremstal near Senftenberg. Alongside the Kamptal signatures of Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, Robert and Uli craft Sauvignon Blanc and characterful reds including Pinot Noir, Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch — fresh, honest, terroir-driven wines made where precision meets nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feldtheorie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62008146788739,"sku":"FDT20323","price":39.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/9843\/1058\/files\/FeldtheorieDefinitivFreiheit.png?v=1787303524","url":"https:\/\/www.perfectcellar.com\/products\/feldtheorie-definitiv-gruner-veltliner-freiheit-2023","provider":"Perfect Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}