Edmund does not fit neatly into the three-generation family structure that defines the rest of the Gut Oggau range. He has come a long way, and Eduard and Stephanie are happy to have this distant relative with them at Gut Oggau. A transient soul. Unconventional. Offbeat. Expressive. A product of the pure, almost untreated surroundings of his natural home. But beneath the first impression of a maverick who eschews the norms of society, you discover a charming and gentle character. With every sip you begin to accept his approach to life. To relish the alternative. And embrace the beauty of the unexpected.

Edmund is an eccentric skin contact field blend of white grape varieties from an unpruned, 55-year-old vineyard. The fruit spends two weeks on skins, with spontaneous fermentation in large format neutral oak barrels, where it sits for a total of eighteen months. It is bottled unfined and unfiltered with zero sulphur additions. The unpruned vines are a significant detail. Where every other Gut Oggau plot is carefully managed, this one is left to express itself without human intervention on the canopy, producing grapes of lower yield and wilder, more concentrated character.

The 2019 vintage brought the elegance and precision of a cool growing season to this wine. Six years of bottle age have allowed the skin tannins to integrate fully and the aromatic complexity to develop beyond the initial fruit-forward impression. What you find now is layered and contemplative, with dried citrus peel, beeswax, stone fruit, herbs and a saline mineral finish that lingers. Edmund rewards patience and an open mind. He is a wine for slow evenings, unhurried conversation and people who are not looking for easy answers.