# Belle Naturelle Grüner Veltliner (2022)

- **Producer:** Weingut Jurtschitsch
- **Colour:** orange
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Grüner Veltliner
- **Region:** Niederösterreich, Austria
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 11.5%
- **Average price:** €21
- **Contains sulphites:** No
- **When to drink:** Now
- **Serving temperature:** 8–10 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** grapefruit, white pepper, pear, orange, peach, bread dough, biscuit

## About this wine

Belle Naturelle Grüner Veltliner from Weingut Jurtschitsch is a 2022 vintage white wine from the Kamptal DAC region of Austria. Produced from Grüner Veltliner grapes, it is classified as an orange wine. The wine is made using organic and biodynamic farming practices, with grapes hand-harvested from terraced vineyards in Langenlois. Alwin Jurtschitsch describes it as 'a wine in its birthday suit,' highlighting its natural, unfiltered, and unfined state. The estate has been family-owned since 1868 and is led by Alwin and Stefanie Jurtschitsch, who are committed to sustainable viticulture and authentic, terroir-specific winemaking.

## Interesting facts

- Alwin Jurtschitsch calls this wine 'a wine in its birthday suit'.
- Fermented on skins for ten days in open-top fermenters.
- Aged in a 700-year-old wine cellar.
- Awarded a Silver medal at The Global Organic & Vegan Win.

## Food pairing

The wine's lively acidity cuts through the richness of fried foods and fatty fish, while its subtle herbal notes complement fresh vegetables and lighter proteins. Its dry profile makes it versatile for savory dishes.

## Wine making process

The Belle Naturelle Grüner Veltliner is produced using organic and biodynamic viticulture. Grapes are hand-harvested and undergo spontaneous fermentation on skins for approximately two weeks in neutral Austrian oak vats. A further ten days of maceration on skins occurs in open-top red wine fermenters, with fermentation utilizing a combination of berries and without temperature control. Malolactic fermentation is spontaneous. The wine is then aged on its lees in neutral oak barrels (500-1000 liters) in a historic cellar. It is bottled unfiltered and unfined.