Der Pollerhof Frau Mayer 23

Named for a local tradition and clearly crafted with affection, Frau Mayer is Der Pollerhof at full stretch—rich, textured Grüner Veltliner with stone fruit, dried herbs, and the signature white pepper of the Wachau. Drink it with something worth sitting down for.

A tiny 65-year-old vineyard, granite soil, a wine with a back story of the owner (Frau Mayer) giving the vineyard to Erwin Poller because she had observed his treatment of the vines in a neighboring vineyard, and thus offers the vineyard to him with the stipulation that she would receive as many bottles as she wanted for personal use.

That was readily accepted and since 2006, he has made small amounts of this wine. It is basically his reserve Veltliner. Every aspect of winemaking is carefully done, including carrying the grapes in small baskets so as not to bruise them and using a special natural yeast which he has created for his best wines.

Wine Details:Grapes: 100% Grüner Veltliner (65-75 year old vines, granite soils)ABV: 13%Bottle Size: 750mlFarming / Practices: Certified organic, Weinviertel DAC, Niederösterreich, Austria (Der Pollerhof, Erwin Poller, family farming for 300 years); hand-harvested, indigenous fermentation in acacia wood fuder, aged on lees 9-10 months.