Schloss Maissau
Ewald Gruber and his father were given the opportunity to start a new project at the 1200 year old Schloss Maissau in 2006, in the Weinviertel. This has since become a passion project for the family, turning around the rustic abandoned vineyard surrounding the castle. The two vineyards are 100% Grüner Veltliner and total a whopping 5 acres. Utilizing the grounds of a 13th century castle, the Schloss Maissau, the Gruber family was able to restore these historic plots to their former glory. Ewald Gruber was able to get the vineyard certified organic, his wine being the first from this part of the Weinviertel to be certified. These wines are textbook definitions of this variety from the cold windswept plains of Northern Austria. They reflect the uniqueness of Austria’s most typical variety through the combination of optimal geological and micro-climatic conditions on the Manhartsberg, which is mainly built up of granite bedrock soil. The 4 single vineyard Veltliners are vinified from the “Grand Crus” Steinwandl, Quittengang, Neuberg-Schanz and Juliusberg.
