Austria

Gölles

A Styrian house making fine apple, pear and plum brandies (and famed fruit vinegars).

Location

Riegersburg, Styria, Austria

Signature bottle

Gölles Apple & Pear brandy

Region

ApplePearPlumWasser (ferment → distill)Limited US import

Gölles of Riegersburg makes fine apple, pear and plum eaux-de-vie alongside its celebrated fruit vinegars.

Products & tasting notes

Representative of the styles this house makes; specific bottlings and vintages vary.

Apple eau-de-vie
Wasser
Baked apple and orchard fruit over a warming, spirituous core; vanilla, dried fruit and oak spice emerge with age.
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Pear eau-de-vie
Wasser
Ripe, floral Williams pear — juicy and perfumed — with a clean, faintly peppery finish.
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Plum eau-de-vie
Wasser
Deep dark-plum and stone fruit, earthy and full; oak, spice and dried-fruit richness when barrel-aged.
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