Founded in 1171, the stunning Schloss Gobelsburg Winery is part of the Cistercian monastery of Zwettl and has been managed by Eva and Michael Moosbrugger since 1996 when they took over a lease from Willi Bründlmayer. Ten years after Michael Moosbrugger was voted "Winegrower of the Year" by Falstaff. Today the Winery cultivates roughly 35 hectares of vineyards and the main varieties are Grüner Veltliner (50%), Riesling (25%) and Zweigelt (8%).
With a history of wine making for more than 900 years, Schloss Gobelsburg is not only one of the oldest wineries in Austria but also regarded as one of the best by most. In 1996, Gobelsburg became a member of Austrian equivalent of VDP - Verein der Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter (Association of Austrian Traditional Wineries). VÖT was the first in Austria to classify vineyard locations in Kamptal and Kremstal and Gobelsburg currently sits on these Erste lage vineyards:
- Heiligenstein (Riesling)
- Gaisberg (Riesling)
- Lamm (Grüner Veltliner)
- Grub, (Grüner Veltliner)
- Renner (Grüner Veltliner)
Unlike Germany or Burgundy, the VÖT still only operates with a one level classification. A two level system is underway.
We took a range of the Schloss Gobelsburg wines to the test and this is how we scored them.