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"These are long-lasting wines, as I have experienced time and again on various occasions. After all, the family knows what they are doing, as they have been growing vines under these extreme conditions for more than 220 years, since 1803 to be precise!" - Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
Today, Loire fans, we're taking far off the beaten Sauv Blanc path, out of the Loire itself, and even beyond the boundaries of France, all the way to Austria's southern Styria region. You may know Austrian wine primarily by its Rieslings and Grüner Veltliners, but the 400 million-year-old soils of Styria are ideally suited to other white varietals, namely Sauvignon Blanc.
As one of the region's longest continuously operating family estates, Weingut Wohlmuth sits at the apex of the region's hierarchy, as they hold many of the most prized and singular vineyards. The Steinriegl vineyard, a premier cru by the regional classification, is very steep site (45% to 80% gradient in some spots) where the red slate and quarzite soils enhance the already cool micro-climate's effect on Sauvignon Blanc. Take everything you love about Sancerre - shimmering terroir character and varietal purity - and apply 200 years of family winemaking know-how, and you have a world-class expression that can stand with anything the Loire has to offer, for a price that beats almost anything from Sancerre itself these days, certainly any equivalent single-vineyard bottling. | 
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