Loimer Loiserberg Erste Lage Kamptal Grüner Veltliner/Riesling 2023
£29.25
The wine
Dried fruit, lemon verbena, candied pineapple and a hint of flint. The palate has remarkable tension.
Loiserberg lies west of Langenlois at 380 metres, and this blends Grüner Veltliner with Riesling, which is unusual: the two are almost always bottled separately in Austria. The Kamp valley runs between the warm Pannonian plain and the cold Waldviertel, the forest quarter, and that meeting of warm days and cold nights is what gives Kamptal whites their aromatic lift and their acidity. Fred Loimer farms biodynamically at Langenlois in the Kamptal, north-west of Vienna, and was among the first in Austria to convert.
The producer
Loimer
View all Loimer winesFred Loimer is one of Austria's leading growers, farming 80 hectares around Langenlois in the sunny Kamptal. He took over the family winery in 1997 after gaining experience in Germany's Nahe and the Napa Valley.
Unlike producers who prize sweeter styles, Loimer seeks full ripeness in the vineyard then ferments fully dry, giving wines of citrus zest, minerality and balance. The estate has farmed biodynamically since 2006, and Fred co founded the Respekt biodynamic association.
The range runs from vibrant Kamptal Grüner Veltliner and Riesling to structured Erste Lage single vineyard wines such as Käferberg, Steinmassl and Loiserberg, alongside fine traditional method sparkling.
Pure, mineral and precise, Loimer's wines are among Austria's finest. They combine ripe fruit with dry, saline tension. This is Kamptal white and sparkling at the very top level.






