2025 Kamptal Grüner Veltliner, Loimer

• Style: Crisp, minerally, dry
• Taste: Lemon zest, grapefruit, white pepper, ginger snap
• Food: Shellfish, sushi, asparagus, fried chicken
• Occasion: Aperitivo, weeknight, summer drinking
• Serve: Well chilled, 8–10°C
• Vineyard: Biodynamic, Respekt-certified since 2006

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Lemon zest and grapefruit snap across the palate, cut through with ginger and white pepper, all held together by a mineral spine that speaks of gneiss bedrock. The acidity is clean and vibrant without harshness, inviting you back to the glass with every sip. At 12% alcohol, this wine drinks with grace and precision rather than weight.

The Winery — Loimer

Fred Loimer takes a philosophy that stands apart: he waits for full ripeness in the vineyard before fermenting fully dry—a deliberate choice that sets his house apart from many Austrian peers. Hand-harvested fruit went whole-bunch to press with no skin contact, then fermented with wild yeasts in stainless steel before spending three months on full lees. His 80 hectares around Langenlois have been biodynamic since 2006 and carry Respekt certification, a mark of biodynamic wines of the highest quality and individuality. The 2025 growing season delivered excellent ripeness after September warmth pushed flavour development, and you taste that maturity as aromatic depth and texture rather than heaviness.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This is a wine for the table and the aperitif alike. Its mineral backbone and clean acidity make it a natural fit for asparagus, fresh seafood, raw fish, sushi, and the kind of fried chicken that demands a wine with spine. It pairs beautifully with light vegetable dishes and salads, and holds its own with oily fish. Serve well chilled at 8–10°C on a weeknight, at Sunday lunch, or as a summer aperitif. If you've come to Austrian white wine through the Kamptal, this belongs alongside the rest of our selection. If you haven't yet, this is the glass to start with—a precise expression of where it comes from, and why we've chosen Grüner Veltliner and Austria with such care.