Wine rarities from Austria
Vintage wines back to 1927
Most of the Austrian vintage wines come from the famous winery Osberger GesmbH in Strass, Lower Austria. Osberger GesmbH has been family-owned since 1785 and has been producing top wines in the best vineyards for generations. More than 350 gold medals crown the estate and through this unique quality achievement, the house of Osberger GesbmH was awarded the state award with the right to lead the state coat of arms in 1985.
The winemakers set aside a few bottles of wines that they thought had potential in an archive cellar.
The oldest was a Neuburger Auslese 1927.
After the death of the winemaker and the opening of the archives, the experts were given an insight into Austrian wine rarities that lasted for many decades, as the basic quality, storage conditions and cork material were excellent.
Riesling Kabinett 1933: (Description VINARIA 4/97)
Bright yellow with green shimmer, vinous nose, steely-slick, fine fruit (dry) with good length, very delicate.
Rheinriesling Spätlese 1953 (ALLES ÜBER WEIN 6/98)
Golden with soft green reflections, gooseberries, very ripe, great structure with a lot of piquancy, surprisingly fresh, slightly bitter note in the finish, elegant. A wine unfolds like a peacock wheel.
Through the lawyer who handled the sale of the archive, we received some samples and were able to convince ourselves of the high quality and wonderful drinkability of the white wines.
The aromas are reminiscent of sherry, fruit notes step into the background (depending on the variety and stage of development differently strong). Older white wine changes its color to golden yellow.
The lawyer had catalogued all the wines and assigned control numbers. Every single bottle was checked for clarity and that the cork "fits" well.
The filling level (high shoulder, middle shoulder, low schoulder) varies a lot in some vintages, but it had no effect on the taste of the wine.
This is the so-called "share for the angels" - so the poetic name, which comes from the whiskey and cognac production and denotes the evaporated share.
Each individual bottle was visually inspected and then carefully carried out of the cellar and brought by truck to the first district in Vienna.
Here we have the boxes stored two floors beneath the Singerstrasse.
In the course of our relocation to the 3rd district in Kegelgasse 41, we checked every single bottle again. Since then, the rarities have been slumbering in the cellar opposite the Hundertwasserhaus under optimal conditions.
The wines were labelled - if no original labels were available - with a reprint of the original label, whereby care was taken to come as close as possible to the appearance of the labels at that time.
We also sealed the bottle with the respective vintage.
Of course, the new label can also be damaged during further storage. The cellar moisture is great for the wine, but bad for the paper of the label.
The wine rarities are always accompanied by a vintage certificate (with a small description of the winery) and an annual chronicle (with social and political events of the respective year) free of charge.
Certificate and annual chronicle are enclosed in a noble envelope with real seal in the wooden box.
The wine jewels are packed in a wooden box filled with wood wool.
