Schloss Gobelsburg
Schloss Gobelsburg is a winery in the Kamptal wine growing region in Lower Austria, some 50 miles to the north west of Vienna. The estate produces both red and white wines. Wine production on the estate dates to 1171; it is the oldest winery in the Danube region.
History[edit]
The oldest archaeological finds at the Gobelsburg site date back some 4,000 years. The original structure was built in 1074 by Azzo von Gobatsburg, an early member of the Kuenringer family. A castle of this name is mentioned in 1178.[citation needed] Having belonged to various aristocratic families, castle and grounds were sold to the Cistercian monks of Zwettl Abbey in 1740 and have been in its possession since.[1] It is a listed building.[citation needed]
The Renaissance structure underlying the present face of the castle was renovated in baroque style in 1725 by Josef Munggenast[citation needed] and was described by Food & Wine's Lettie Teague as "easily the grandest winery" of a 2017 tour of Austrian vineyards.[2] The building's chapel houses a work by Kremser Schmidt.[citation needed]
Winemaking on the estate dates to the 1100s.[1] According to Falstaff, the first production began in 1171.[3] It is the oldest winery in the Danube.[4]
Father Bertrand Baumann managed the estate from 1958 through 1980[1] but only fully retired in 1995.[5] In 1980 management was taken over by Karl Burger and in 1990 by Andreas Schmid.[1] In 1996 Eva and Michael Moosbrugger, took responsibility of the building and the winery.[1][5]
Estate[edit]
Wine production at the castle dates back several centuries.[1] After taking over in 1996, Michael Moosbrugger (who was initially supported by wine producer Willi Bründlmayer) focussed on vineyard work and vinification according to quality standards based on certain monastic principles.[1]
Of the 39 hectares under vines around the Kamptal village of Langenlois, Gobelsburg’s premium vineyards are the rocky, terraced Zöbinger Heiligenstein and Grub, mostly for Riesling, as well as the lower-lying Lamm and Gaisberg vineyards, whose sand and loess soils are mainly planted with Grüner Veltliner. The Grüner Veltliner varietal makes up 50% of total production, followed by Riesling (25%), St. Laurent (8%), Zweigelt and Pinot noir (both 6%), and Merlot (5%).[citation needed] Vineyard work is done by hand and mostly follows organic practice, although as of 2022 the vineyard isn't certified as organic.[1][3] A considerable proportion of Gobelsburg wines is exported.[citation needed]
Winemaking[edit]
Gobelsburg winemaking emphasizes traditional varietals and terroir expression. Oak casks are used sparingly and only for Grüner Velliner and red wines, otherwise large barrels or steel tanks are used for vinification. Mostly natural yeasts are used for fermentation, and yeast contact is preferred for some premium wines. The Tradition line of wines is using methods drawn from historical winemaking practice.[3][6][7]
Noted wines[edit]
Wine writer Margaret Rand included Schloss Gobelsburg's Riesling Ried Hieligenstein in her 2018 101 Wines to Try Before You Die.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Rand, Margaret (10 January 2022). "Digging the Wines of Schloss Gobelsburg | Wine-Searcher News & Features". Wine-Searcher. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Teague, Lettie (16 June 2017). "Is Grüner a Great Wine or a Groaner?". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Krebiehl, Anne (22 December 2021). "Schloss Gobelsburg's New Heritage Series and Anniversary Blend". Falstaff.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg in Gobelsburg, - Falstaff". Falstaff. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Brook, Stephen (2021-11-02). "Schloss Gobelsburg: Tasting five decades of Heiligenstein Riesling". Decanter. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ↑ Thomas, Tara Q. (1 April 2022). "Monk Mind: Michael Moosbrugger at Schloss Gobelsburg – Wine & Spirits Magazine". Wine & Spirits. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Blom, Philipp (1 April 2007). The Wines of Austria. Octopus Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-84533-132-0. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Rand, Margaret (2018-05-03). 101 Wines to try before you die. Octopus. ISBN 978-1-78840-053-4. Search this book on
Further reading[edit]
- Pigott, Stuart (2007). Wein spricht Deutsch: Weine, Winzer, Weinlandschaften (in Deutsch). Scherz. ISBN 978-3-502-19000-4. Search this book on
- Burgen, Stifte und Schlösser des Waldviertels : Geschichte, Kultur, Wanderziele, Gastronomie. Stifte und Schlösser des Waldviertels Arbeitsgemeinschaft Burgen (1. Aufl ed.). St. Pölten: Niederösterreichisches Pressehaus. 1994. ISBN 9783853269992. OCLC 1280822719. Search this book on
- Niederösterreich nördlich der Donau. Evelyn Benesch, Géza Hajós. Wien: A. Schroll. 1990. ISBN 3-7031-0652-2. OCLC 23144196. Search this book on
- Georg Binder: Die Niederösterreichischen Burgen und Schlösser. 2 Bände, Verlag Hartleben, Wien/Leipzig 1925, II, S. 47 f.
- Bertrand Michael Buchmann, Brigitte Fassbinder: Burgen und Schlösser zwischen Gföhl, Ottenstein und Grafenegg. Burgen und Schlösser in Niederösterreich, Band 17 Birken-Reihe, St. Pölten/Wien 1990, S. 80 ff.
- Falko Daim, Karin Kühtreiber, Thomas Kühtreiber: Burgen – Waldviertel, Wachau, Mährisches Thayatal. 2. Auflage, Verlag Freytag & Berndt, Wien 2009, ISBN 978-3-7079-1273-9, S. 274 ff.
- Destination Waldviertel (Hrsg.): Burgen, Stifte und Schlösser der Regionen Waldviertel, Donauraum, Südböhmen, Vysočina und Südmähren. Destination Waldviertel, Zwettl 2007, ISBN 978-3-9502262-2-5, S. 33ff.
- Franz Eppel: Das Waldviertel. Verlag St. Peter, Salzburg 1966, S. 110.
- Heimatbuch Gobelsburg-Zeiselberg (hg. v. Gobelsburger Arbeitsgemeinschaft). Langenlois 1991, S. 135.
- Martina Lorenz, Karl Portele: Burgen Schlösser Österreich. Wien 1997, S. 45.
- Laurin Luchner: Schlösser in Österreich I. München 1978, S. 147 f.
- Georg Clam-Martinic: Österreichisches Burgenlexikon, Linz 1992, ISBN 9783902397508, S. 125
- Gerhard Reichhalter, Karin und Thomas Kühtreiber: Burgen Waldviertel Wachau. Verlag Schubert & Franzke, St. Pölten 2001, ISBN 3705605305. S. 201 ff.
- Schlösser und Burgen, Heft 3 der Schriftenreihe Das Weinviertel, Eigenverlag Kulturbund Weinviertel, Mistelbach 1979.
- Hans Tietze: Die Denkmale des politischen Bezirkes Krems. Österreichische Kunsttopographie I, Wien 1907, S. 147 ff.
- Georg Matthäus Vischer: Topographia Archiducatus Austriae Inferioris Modernae 1672. Reprint Graz 1976 V.O.M.B., Nr. 35.
- Franz R. Vorderwinkler: Auf den Spuren der Kultur. Steyr 1997, S. 66 f.
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Coordinates: 48°27′40″N 15°41′46″E / 48.4611°N 15.6961°E
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