Souvignier gris: all vintages

The vintages

In the shop: Souvignier gris 2022 and 2023. Coming soon: 2025. Sold out: 2020 and 2021. All five vintages of Souvignier gris have a state inspection number.

• Souvignier gris 2025coming soonRied Steinhäufel, Leobersdorf · Niederösterreich · medium-sweet · Inspection number N 17199/26
• Souvignier gris 2023availableSteinhäufel, Leobersdorf · Niederösterreich · medium-sweet · Inspection number N 20533/24
• Souvignier gris 2022availableRied Steinhäufel, Leobersdorf · Niederösterreich · medium-sweet · Inspection number N 17108/23
• Souvignier gris 2021sold outNiederösterreich · medium-sweet · Inspection number N 14345/22
• Souvignier gris 2020sold outNiederösterreich · medium-sweet · Inspection number N 09400/21

Where the wine comes from

For Souvignier gris, 2022, 2023 and 2025 come from the Ried Steinhäufel vineyard in Leobersdorf. Origin of Souvignier gris: Niederösterreich. Must weight 2020: 22 °KMW. Must weight 2021: 22 °KMW. Harvest 2022: 24.09.2022, 21 °KMW. Harvest 2023: 29.09.2023, 20,5 °KMW. Must weight 2025: 20 °KMW.

How it tastes

All vintages of Souvignier gris are made medium-sweet. 2022: gentle fruity spice, melon aroma. 2023: PIWI variety, gentle fruity spice, melon aroma. The acidity of Souvignier gris ranges from 6,2 to 6,6 g/l.

The grape variety

Souvignier gris is a PIWI, a grape variety that resists fungal diseases well. Dry and as a natural wine from the amphora, Souvignier gris comes in our Purist line.

Purist Souvignier gris: all vintages

Soil and cover crops

The rows where Souvignier gris grows are green all year, sown with clover, phacelia and buckwheat instead of grass. We use no herbicides.

How we care for the soil

The harvests compared

We harvested Souvignier gris earliest in 2022, on 24 September, and latest in 2023, on 29 September. The must weight ranged from 20 to 22 °KMW. Each vintage's batch came to between 1,000 and 1,900 litres.

The figures compared

Depending on the vintage, the residual sugar of Souvignier gris was between 22.7 and 26.0 g/l. Its sugar-free extract, meaning everything dissolved apart from water, alcohol and sugar, ranges from 16.5 to 21.4 g/l. The laboratory measured its total sulphur at between 119 and 138 mg/l. Each vintage only receives its official inspection number after laboratory analysis and tasting by an official panel.

Awards

Souvignier gris has received 10 awards so far, for the 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 vintages. The highest went to 2022: Gold, 5th place (Thermenregion).