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Weingut Jurtschitsch

A 62-hectare family estate in Langenlois, where Grüner Veltliner and Riesling lead into named Kamptal vineyard wines.

The producer

Alwin and Stefanie Jurtschitsch lead this Langenlois estate, which farms 62 hectares across vineyards including Heiligenstein, Loiserberg, Dechant, Schenkenbichl, Käferberg, Lamm and Tanzer. Grüner Veltliner is central, and a label such as Ried Loiserberg ties the grape to one named vineyard rather than the estate’s wider holding.

The range also includes Riesling, sparkling wine and reds. Single-vineyard lots are fermented separately, while reds mature in French Allier-oak barriques and sometimes larger oak barrels, bringing tannin, oak and body into a cellar otherwise focused on white-wine fruit and acidity. Start with the 2023 Ried Loiserberg Grüner Veltliner to follow that grape-and-vineyard connection.

Known for

Grüner Veltliner from named Kamptal vineyards, alongside Riesling, sparkling wine and oak-aged reds.

Notable facts

The story

The 2006 vineyard decision

In 2006, before taking over the family estate in Langenlois, Alwin and Stefanie Jurtschitsch concluded that conversion to organic farming was essential. The decision came before they assumed responsibility for the estate’s 62 hectares and its spread of named Kamptal vineyards, including Loiserberg and Heiligenstein. Three years later, in 2009, the vineyards began cultivation under organic-viticulture guidelines. Those are separate dates: 2006 marks the decision made by the incoming generation, while 2009 marks the beginning of work under those guidelines. Alwin became managing director in 2009, and Stefanie took on cellar-master responsibility with Ewald Tiefenböck.

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Weingut Jurtschitsch

At A Glance

The Producer

Weingut Jurtschitsch is a family estate in Langenlois led by Alwin and Stefanie Jurtschitsch. Alwin has been managing director since 2009; Stefanie shares cellar-master work with Ewald Tiefenböck. Across 62 hectares, the estate moves from Grüner Veltliner and Riesling into sparkling and red wines, so the cellar has to handle very different raw materials rather than turn one grape into a single house style.

Place

Langenlois is the estate’s home, while the working vineyards include Zöbinger Heiligenstein, Loiserberg, Dechant, Schenkenbichl, Käferberg, Lamm and Tanzer. These Kamptal names matter most when they appear on a bottle: a wine labelled Ried Loiserberg Grüner Veltliner narrows its origin from the estate’s wider holding to fruit from one named vineyard. The result is a range that can move from grape-led Grüner Veltliner to bottles whose vineyard address is part of their character.

Soil And Site

The documented site story is one of named vineyards rather than a catalogue of soil types. Jurtschitsch works Heiligenstein, Loiserberg, Dechant, Schenkenbichl, Käferberg, Lamm and Tanzer, and makes single-vineyard wines through separate fermentation. Keeping a vineyard’s fruit apart allows the label to carry more than a grape name: it keeps the individual site connected to the wine’s body, acidity and finish.

Story

The present winery was founded in 1868, but its buildings hold older layers: the former reading yard dates to the 16th century and the cellar to the 14th. A terraced cellar and modern press house opened in 2000, bringing contemporary pressing into a much older estate setting. In 2016, the old cellar vaults were revitalised for maturing wines from leading Kamptal vineyards, linking the historic underground spaces to bottles made from the estate’s named sites.

Vineyards And Cellar

Organic farming became a central decision before Alwin and Stefanie took over, and the vineyards have been cultivated under organic-viticulture guidelines since 2009. That work begins in the parcels, then continues through separate fermentation for single-vineyard wines. The cellar divides its work by wine type: Grüner Veltliner and Riesling can retain their vineyard address, while red wines mature in new or used French Allier-oak barriques; some are later reassembled in large oak barrels. Oak therefore belongs to a distinct red-wine route, bringing wood, body and tannin into play without defining the white-wine range.

Wines

Grüner Veltliner is the clearest thread through the range, with Riesling alongside it and vineyard names offering a more specific address. Ried Loiserberg Grüner Veltliner shows the single-site end of that structure: one grape, one named vineyard and dedicated élevage. Grüner Veltliner Urgestein sits elsewhere in the range, and its 2024 vintage included Steinriedel fruit normally intended for sparkling wine. Sparkling wines add mousse and freshness to the estate’s repertoire, while the reds take a separate path through barrique and larger oak, where tannin, oak and weight become more relevant than in the white wines.

In The Glass

The 2024 Grüner Veltliner Urgestein is useful for following a vintage decision into the glass. Steinriedel fruit normally set aside for sparkling wine entered that year’s blend, so its aroma and texture belong to the 2024 bottling rather than a fixed recipe. Start with the fruit on the nose, then notice how acidity carries the palate and how texture holds through the finish. The point is not to treat Urgestein as a vineyard wine: it is a Grüner Veltliner shaped by the estate’s wider sourcing and by one documented vintage change.

A Bottle To Understand It

Choose the 2023 Ried Loiserberg Grüner Veltliner. It puts the estate’s principal ideas in one bottle: Grüner Veltliner, a named Kamptal vineyard, separate wine-making for a site and a documented élevage. The structure should be read from the glass outward—fruit and acidity on the palate, then weight and finish—before comparing it with a broader Grüner Veltliner such as Urgestein. Loiserberg comes first because its label makes the connection between grape, vineyard and cellar handling unusually clear.

Anecdote

In 2006, before taking over the estate, Alwin and Stefanie Jurtschitsch concluded that converting the winery to organic farming was essential. It was not a later adjustment to an established regime: the decision came as they prepared to assume responsibility for the family property in Langenlois, its 62 hectares and its spread of named Kamptal vineyards. Cultivation under organic-viticulture guidelines began in 2009. The chronology matters because the 2006 decision and the 2009 start of those guidelines are two separate dates, attached to the same change in how the estate’s vineyard work was approached.

Final Word

Jurtschitsch is most clearly understood through Grüner Veltliner from Langenlois: begin with Ried Loiserberg for a named-vineyard bottle, then use Urgestein to see how a different sourcing decision can alter a vintage’s fruit, texture and finish.

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