8) White Wines - sweet & strong
High quality wines in styles such as Spätlese and Auslese have optimal storage potential. As young wines, they demonstrate finesse with velvety residual sugar and a dynamic balance of fruit and acidity.
The perfect climatic conditions in the northern and southern wine-growing areas set the tone for these beautiful creations. If allowed to mature sufficiently long – sometimes even up to decades - these wines become highly complex and harmonise perfectly with a wide range of foods. Just as varied are the grape varieties from which these wines are produced: aromatic Muskat-Ottonel from the Burgenland; and (Gewürz-) Traminer, as well as Neuburger, Chardonnay and Weißburgunder, from the Steiermark (Styria). Refined variations of the wines feature Grüner Veltliner or Riesling, with both grape varieties cultivated in various wine-growing areas; also, there are Spätlese or Auslese wines produced from the Zierfandler and Rotgipfler varieties growing around Gumpoldskirchen. These wines perfectly complement light and fluffy desserts, for example Topfenknödel - dumplings made from curd cheese filled with fruit. Also these wines fit wonderfully to all kinds of cheeses, thus offering an extensive palette of flavour experiences. But the wines don´t necessarily have to complement food; they are also a delicacy in their own right and can be enjoyed simply as a delicious, meditative glass of wine.
