The Daniel Jaunegg winery is situated in a beautiful location at around 550 metres above sea level, offering visitors a magnificent view. The influence of the Koralpe, visible in the distance, creates a cool microclimate, which can also be felt in the wines. They have a fine, cool aroma and are multi-faceted and complex. The soil conditions - light gravel and sandy soils from river deposits or sandstone - lend the wines savouriness and finesse.
The wines in the "Sand and Gravel" series are the ambassadors of the Eichberg local wine region and their character makes it easy to understand their origins. The wines from the Knily vineyard, a steep single vineyard site, are mostly slender, with a tight structure and fine minerality, which is characterized by the gravelly subsoil. Wines from the Muri vineyard, a pure south-facing site, stand for the highest grape quality in Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.
After spontaneous fermentation - which is the case for all wines in the range - the local wines are matured on the lees for at least one year, while the "Muri" site wines are allowed to mature on the lees for at least two years, often longer. Large neutral wooden barrels (1,500 liters), used 500-litre wooden barrels and steel tanks are used. The long ageing on the lees and the "low-intervention philosophy" (little or no intervention during vinification, no fining, no filtration and only a small dose of sulphur shortly before bottling) give the wines complexity and radiance with plenty of certain ageing potential and a bright future.
Once you have visited the winery, you can see for yourself the quality of the wines, which have been meeting high standards for years and have made the winery one of the top addresses in Styria.
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