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Weingut Hirsch Kamptal, Austria |
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Johannes Hirsch (31ha)
Kammern / Kamptal / Austria
Regarded as one of the young, upcoming winemakers in Austria, Johannes Hirsch combines the quality of his renowned vineyards, dedication to viticulture and precise winemaking to craft wines of the highest class. Johannes works exclusively with Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, bottling most of his cuvees as single site, single terroir wines.
Hannes works with parcels in the top sites in the Kamptal: Lamm and Renner for grüner veltliner, and Gaisberg and Heiligenstein for riesling. The Lamm vineyard, with its south-facing slopes, and soil composed of loess and loam lends itself to wines that combine power, focus and structure. Considered to be Grand Cru quality and one of the best vineyard sites in Europe, Heiligenstein, a bowl-shaped vineyard with southern exposure and soils of desert sandstone embedded with volcanic material, produces classy, celebrated wines of great purity. In close proximity to the Heiligenstein vineyard, the Gaisberg hill exhibits similar soils which are overlaid by fertile brown earth creating wines that are dense with mineral and intertwined with exotic floral notes.
Johannes farms his vineyards sustainably and follows biodynamic practices. Recently Hannes joined fellow winemakers Bernhard Ott and Loimer in the Biodynamic group Respekt. Respekt is described by its advocates as a holistic approach to Steiner’s teachings on agriculture while incorporating more modern agrarian practices. Andrew Lorand, the agricultural and philosophical leader of Respekt describes the group’s approach saying, “It is also about biodynamic agriculture as a path of farming…both practical and philosophical - because understanding the philosophy allows you to use the practical methods in effective, adaptable and authentic ways.” (source: Christy Canterbury, MW)
At Hirsch, natural efforts have been made to ensure physiologically ripe grapes including high density planning, low trellising, canopy management and handpicking. His father began using friend and cheese maker Robert Paget’s manure for compost over 30 years ago. Paget’s goats and buffalo graze in pastures not far from the Hirsch vineyards, where their manure is gathered and used to fertilize Johannes’ soils, a forbearer of the kind of holistic, whole system approached promoted by Respekt.
Hannes’ cellar philosophy includes using ambient yeast fermentations, whole cluster pressing, slow vinification, late bottling and release of the wines at an appropriate point of maturation. In 2003, Hirsch was notably the first producer to bottle all level of his wines in Stelvin closure. A 5 year study has just been completed by Austrian wine-magazine Vinaria validating the efforts surrounding Stelvin closures.
Vineyard area: 31 hectares
Top sites: Lamm, Gaisberg, Heiligenstein
Soil types: Loess, eroded mica slate topped with brown soil, eroded primary rock with desert sands and volcanic particles
Grape varieties: 60% grüner veltliner, 35% riesling, 5% chardonnay |
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Website: http://weingut-hirsch.at |
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Wines: |
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Note: * indicates limited item, please consult your sales
rep for availability size formats other than 750ml
may not contain wine information.
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| Gruner Veltliner 'veltliner #1', Hirsch |
2009 |
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| Gruner Veltliner 'veltliner #1', Hirsch |
2011 |
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| Gruner Veltliner 'veltliner #1', Hirsch |
2012 |
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| Gruner Veltliner Heiligenstein, Hirsch |
2010 |
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(375ML)
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| Gruner Veltliner Heiligenstein, Hirsch |
2011 |
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| Gruner Veltliner Heiligenstein, Hirsch |
2011 |
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(375ML)
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| Gruner Veltliner Lamm, Hirsch |
2010 |
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| Gruner Veltliner Lamm, Hirsch |
2011 |
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| Gruner Veltliner Lamm, Hirsch |
2011 |
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(1500ML)
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| Gruner Veltliner Lamm, Hirsch |
2012 |
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| Gruner Veltliner Lamm, Hirsch |
2012 |
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(1500ML)
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| Gruner Veltliner Lamm, Hirsch |
2011 |
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(375ML)
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| Gruner Veltliner Lamm, Hirsch |
2012 |
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(375ML)
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| Riesling Gaisberg 'Library Vintages' ('02~'03~'06~'07), Hirsch |
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| Riesling Gaisberg 'Library Vintages' ('03~'07~'09~'10), Hirsch |
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| Riesling Gaisberg, Hirsch |
2011 |
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| Riesling Gaisberg, Hirsch |
2011 |
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(1500ML)
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| Riesling Gaisberg, Hirsch |
2012 |
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| Riesling Gaisberg, Hirsch |
2012 |
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(1500ML)
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| Riesling Gaisberg, Hirsch |
2011 |
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(375ML)
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| Riesling Heiligenstein, Hirsch |
2003 |
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| Riesling Heiligenstein, Hirsch |
2009 |
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| Riesling Heiligenstein, Hirsch |
2011 |
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| Riesling Heiligenstein, Hirsch |
2011 |
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(1500ML)
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| Riesling Heiligenstein, Hirsch |
2012 |
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| Riesling Heiligenstein, Hirsch |
2012 |
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(1500ML)
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| Riesling Zobing, Hirsch |
2009 |
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| Riesling Zobing, Hirsch |
2011 |
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