Weingut JÄGER

Weißenkirchen, Wachau

Weingut Jäger is a very traditional Wachau producer in the World Heritage town of Weißenkirchen in der Wachau. They have been producing wine since the 17th century and in their historic vaulted cellars since 1837. Manfred Jäger brought the estate to the fore during his tenure, being the first generation to bottle estate wines, and his son Roman has quickly established Jäger as one of the Wachau’s producers to watch.

They farm 7 hectares of vines over 50 small plots predominantly on the steep terraces. They have vines in the three best vineyards of Weißenkirchen - Ried Klaus, Ried Steinriegl and Ried Achleiten. Low yields and careful triage work at harvesting ensure concentrated and clean fruit. Production sits at just over 1000 dozen per year.

In the cellar, fermentations start spontaneously and while some stainless steel tanks have been introduced they still use the traditional large old casks for most wines. The cool ferments are long and slow preserving all the freshness of the perfectly ripe fruit.

In keeping with the other Austrian producers in our portfolio, Weingut Jäger’s style is very elegant. They will not impress with high alcohol, dry extract and botrytised concentration, instead they are a pure expression of their sites, especially in the case of their three best vineyards. Always lower in alcohol they possess a freshness that is missed by some of the blockbuster producers of this region. If you like delicate yet concentrated dry white wines of crystalline purity then these are a must try.