Perfectly Aged Gruner from Sonntag Geschlossen 2003-2019
Perfectly Aged Gruner from Sonntag Geschlossen 2003-2019
It can get quite exhausting to know when to drink a bottle of wine. We answer that question daily here in the shop, over the phone and via email. Today, there is no need to ask, as we are excited to bring you the already aged, ready to drink Gruner Veltliners from Markus Sonntag. All on sale today through the weekend! Oh, and did I mention they are all under $45...
Markus Sonntag might be looked at as a computer scientist first and winemaker second. He has worked his family’s two hectares of vines since 1998 and upon taking over he immediately transitioned to organic farming. Since then, he has allowed grasses to grow tall into the vineyards, planted hundreds of fruit trees, and large swaths of grain to break up the vineyards. Most of the fruit he grows is left for the animals that graze his property. The farming is where his heart truly lies when it comes to wine - the business of bottling wines is much less exciting to Markus. For this reason many of his wines have been sitting in very large old barrels for decades.
The name “Sonntag Geschlossen” translates to closed on Sunday which is a joke to how business is done at the estate since most of the time the cellar is closed. It wasn’t until Markus ran out of space in his very old barrels that he first started bottling some wines here and there to make space for the incoming vintage. Stephen from Vom Boden describes this best, “wines are moved about with every vintage, a complex game of vinous Tetris, vintages blended and then reblended, so that things fit snugly into place, so that barrels are full and the wines are happy.” What this leaves us with is beautifully aged Gruner Veltliner both vintage dated and unique vintage blends that are ready for enjoyment. I recently got to taste the whole lineup of these wines and was truly blown away by the focus and freshness of each wine. These are very unique singular wines, that are expressive, and just fun to drink. They truly hold incredible value, while the only other winemakers that age their wines in barrel a fraction of this time are at least 3-4 times the price of Sonntag. Grab some today and begin to enjoy these stunning Gruner Veltliners!
-Hanna Krilov Cohen
Now through this weekend get 10% off any purchase of 6 or more bottles of Sonntag Geschlossen!
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Please allow until Tuesday August 12th for pick up and delivery
Sonntag Geschlossen 2019 Gruner Veltliner 'Hintaus'
Bottled ‘young’ relatively towards the rest of the lineup. This is from a parcel close to the house that is aged in stainless steel for nearly 5 years before bottling. Arguably the most traditional Gruner Veltliner from Markus, this is...
$29.99
Sonntag Geschlossen MV Gruner Veltliner 'Swimmbad' (2002-2010)
A wine that many would call a cuvee perpetuelle, Markus calls a swimming pool. A blend of various barrels of Gruners from 2002-2010 that are intentionally left untopped. All the wines were in barrel until 2016 when the blend was...
$32.99
Sonntag Geschlossen 2011-2015 Gruner Veltliner 'Zusammen Ausbage Eins'
The first edition of a blending of all the released vintages of Sonntag Geshlossen. Markus thinks of the making of this wine as ‘cooking’ and blending the best of each vintage. The wine holds incredible depth and maturity while retaining...
$39.99
Sonntag Geschlossen 2015 Gruner Veltliner
A Gruner that was bottled after 3,140 days (nearly 9 years) in large, old oak barrels. The wine opens up and tastes golden. It has incredible freshness on the palette and is in an amazing drinking spot.
$41.99
Sonntag Geschlossen 2003 Gruner Veltliner
After over 20 years (7,492 days to be exact) in an old 800 liter barrel Markus bottled one of the first wines he ever made. The wine was fermented in whole bunches on the skins for 4 weeks and then...
$44.99
