Lois
This is Loimers Grüner Veltliner. This is LangenLois – home of our estate. And this is Lois Loimer, our first-born.
Sites and Climate
The interplay of soil and climate form the basic character of the wines from the Kamptal. The influence of the Pannonian climate from Hungary to the east brings hot, dry days to the area. And the cool air currents from the Waldviertel region to the north help spice up those hot daytime Kamptal temperatures, which reach up to 38° Celsius. The soils are just as unique - and ideal for wine growing. Found here is Gföhler gneiss, the primary rock of which the hills of the Kamptal are composed. Thisis covered by a layer of brown soil,though, at various points, a chalky layer is nestled between them. Also in the area is loess, airborne dust deposited during the ice age and that metamorphosedinto fertile soil. And finally, there are clay soils, which are found along the banks of the Kamp river.
The grapes for LOIS originate in the vineyards around Langenlois and throughout the Kamptal.
Vinification
The grapes were harvested in October with 16,5° - 17,5° KMW (Klosterneuburger Mostwaage; around 84 – 90 Öchsle) and brought gently to the estate in small boxes. Depending on quality, they were then pressed partly whole bunch and partly shortly after maceration (after destemming, the grapes rest before they are pressed) which generally results in a broader array of aromas. After fermentation in stainless steel tanks, LOIS was matured on fine lees and bottled in January 2010 in order to retain freshness and primary aromas as much as possible.
Technical Data
Qualitätswein
Origin: Niederösterreich
Grape variety: Grüner Veltliner
Alcohol: 12,0 % vol.
Residual sugar: 3,7 g/l dry
Acidity: 6,1 g/l
Fred Loimer
For several years now, he has been at the pinnacle of the Austrian wine scene. As both a wine lover and quality fanatic, Fred Loimer says: "I am glad that wine now rates so highly with the young generation. In fact, sometimes very formal tastings go against the grain with me. Wine is about having fun; enjoying life. Too much academic seriousness is simply not a good thing.”
Vintage
2009 - the Law of Nines Series 1959,1969 and 1979 made great white wines, and ´99 is convincing us more and more. And the 2009? Spring was wet: it was the wettest March on record. April was dry and warm; May was much too cool and rainy. Early flowering - early harvest: "100 days from flowering to harvest" is an old farmer´s saying. And flowering here began already in May. Cool weather during the flowering, however, yielded loose clusters of grapes.
Summer: "For the thriving o
f wine andgrain – in June, there must be rain." "Much too wet and considerably too warm”, meteorologists noted dryly. Compensation in the Fall with ripeness and fruit: More rain came in mid- September, but the Indian Summer concentrated the juice in the berries in a natural way. An amount that´s small - but oh so fine: Wines with structure and character, fruit and finesse, ripeness and piquancy – justify admission to the series of legendary 9er vintages.
Tasting notes
LOIS is purely aromatic and lively!!! With lovely aromas of fresh apples, this wine surprises with its incomparable attractive spiciness. Notes of exotic fruit and the typical acidity of the Kamptal make LOIS a special drinking experience.
LOIS -
A Grüner Veltliner for many occasions, it’s a boundless pleasure!
