Grüner Veltliner, Austria's flagship grape It has a long history in Alto Adige, a region with strong cultural and historical ties to Austria. Originally grown in the Valle d’Isarco, Grüner Veltliner is found only in the Alto Adige vineyards on the plateau near Bolzano. This region can produce wines with high acidity. A little spice, white pepper, green pear, and a hint of citrus. Spitalerhof is able to create a Grüner Veltliner that honor its cross-cultural heritage. A wine that respects the characteristics of the finest grapes found in Austria and has an Italian flair, it is precise and elegant. This winery uses sustainable practices to coax unique spices and minerals from its variety. Spitalerhof is able to create wines that are refreshing but age appropriate. Here you can experience the old Austrian influence of Alto Adige.
2023 Spitalerhof Gruner Veltliner
Spitalerhof is a small family estate and traditional buschenschank on the steep slopes of the Valle Isarco at Chiusa, in Alto Adige, led by Michael Oberpertinger. Farming sustainably and with low intervention in a rugged mountain environment, it makes wines of piercing minerality, crystalline acidity and intense Alpine aromatics.
Sylvaner is one of the oldest varieties of the Valle Isarco, grown there since the Middle Ages, and the Sylvaner Sepps Alte Reben, from old vines, is a benchmark for the grape in Alto Adige: apricot, almond and white flowers on a refreshing, mineral palate. The Grüner Veltliner honours the region’s Austrian heritage with white pepper, green pear and citrus, precise and elegant, and the Sauvignon Blanc offers citrus, tropical fruit, fresh herbs and stony minerality.
The estate also works with Vernatsch, Lagrein and Gewürztraminer — a quintessential small-scale Alto Adige producer of remarkable purity and tension.