Muri-Gries Weissburgunder Riserva 2022 - 0,75l

Muri-Gries Weissburgunder Riserva 2022 is a Pinot Blanc from Alto Adige with pear, lemon, elderflower and a cool limestone edge in Bolzano's old cellars. This is the Riserva face of Weissburgunder at Muri-Gries. It has more shoulder than a quick mountain white. The monastery cellar note gives the wine a quiet, polished depth.

About the Wine
Muri-Gries Weissburgunder Riserva 2022 comes from Alto Adige, in the Bozen/Bolzano district, where Pinot Blanc is grown on limestone soils. The estate farms with sustainable certification, and this bottle carries that measured approach into a dry Riserva style. Limestone gives the wine a chalky line that feels especially clear beneath the pear and lemon fruit. The Bolzano setting matters here. The fruit has a ripe Alpine feel, with elderflower lift rather than tropical richness. At 13.5% alcohol, the wine sits in a fuller register for Weissburgunder, and the 2022 vintage gives it a generous core. In the cellar, Muri-Gries treats this as Weissburgunder Riserva rather than a simple young Pinot Blanc. The wine is aged in the cellars of the former Benedictine monastery, which is the defining detail of this bottling. Those old rooms give the wine a calm, settled texture. The ageing builds a creamy mid-palate around the lemon and pear notes. The finish stays dry and mineral, with a faint stone-dust feel that links back to the limestone. The colour is pale gold, and the first pour already feels broader than the estate’s lighter white-wine style.

Tasting Notes
Muri-Gries Weissburgunder Riserva 2022 opens with ripe pear, lemon peel and elderflower, followed by a pale gold glint in the glass that suits its Riserva weight. The palate is dry and broad, with a creamy centre from the monastery-cellar ageing and a fresh line that keeps the Bolzano Pinot Blanc profile clear. A chalky mineral note runs through the finish, and it gives the wine a firm grip after the pear fruit fades. The final impression is long, lemony and quietly floral, with enough structure for a few more years in bottle. Drink 2024-2030.

Food Pairing
This Muri-Gries Weissburgunder Riserva 2022 likes food with gentle richness and clean flavours. Try it with grilled trout, lemon butter and parsley, where the wine’s pear fruit and chalky finish sit neatly beside the fish. For seafood, seared scallops or langoustines with a light herb sauce pick up the elderflower and citrus side of the Pinot Blanc. A regional choice would be South Tyrolean Schlutzkrapfen filled with spinach and ricotta, finished with browned butter and a little hard mountain cheese. It also has enough breadth for roast chicken, veal in a cream sauce or soft cheeses such as robiola and young taleggio.

Producer
Muri-Gries is one of the most distinctive names in Bolzano, with its winery rooted inside the monastery complex in the Gries quarter. That setting is more than a romantic address for the Weissburgunder Riserva 2022, since this wine is aged in the cellars of the former Benedictine monastery. The cool, old cellar atmosphere suits a Pinot Blanc made with breadth, patience and a quiet mineral finish. Muri-Gries is often closely linked with Lagrein from Gries, and that reputation can hide how convincing its white wines can be when they are given the Riserva treatment. The estate’s sustainable certification fits the disciplined feel of the bottle, which favours clean fruit, measured texture and a dry finish. In this Riserva, the producer’s monastery identity shows in the wine’s pace: it opens slowly, gathers pear and lemon detail, then leaves a chalky echo that feels tied to both limestone soil and old stone cellar walls.

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