This delicacy from the castle kitchen should not be missed. Pure, intense apricot flavour with perfectly dosed sweetness. Some people walk or drive for miles to stock up. Ingredients: Gobelsburg apricots (65g fruit / 100g), sugar, lemon juice, gelling agent, pectin. Origin: Schloss Gobelsburg, Niederösterreich Nutritional values per 100g: Energy value kj/kcal 1282/302, Protein 0.4g, Carbohydrates 75g, thereof sugar 75g, grease 0g, thereof saturated 0g, salt 0.1g

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Jams & other sweetnesses

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Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg

The first written evidence of Schloss Gobelsburg dates from 1074, but it was in 1171 that the Cistercian monks from the Zwettl monastery obtained the first vineyards at Heiligenstein and at Gaisberg in the Kamptal. Visitors entering the baroque-style complex built on a slight mound sense this tradition, this spirit, this experience accumulated over the centuries. The view takes in all the surroundings, from the village of Gobelsburg to the vine-covered hills of Heiligenstein. Inside, near the parish church where couples say yes for life, when the weather is pleasant, the pretty and romantic garden invites all to rest for a while.

Grüner Veltliner and Riesling cover most of the countryside, while Zweigelt, Pinot Noir, St. Laurent and Merlot occupy about a quarter of the surface. Production guidelines are strict, and the winegrowing has adapted to the latest developments while still respecting the methods practiced by the monks. Wines are vinified and aged exceptionally gently. The Gobelsburg team tries to obtain authentic wines which respect and express their origin’s personality and individuality. Michael Moosbrugger’s ingeniously simple idea illustrates this quest for progress: casks on wheels use gravity to avoid damaging the wine through pumping. The casks are made from wood from nearby Manhartsberg and not from popular French or American oak.