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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Trax on 12/1/2013 & rated 90 points: Go to bottle of Gruner. Honeydew and Asian pear on the nose- same on palate. Medium acidity and some minerality. Overall great QPR in low to mid teens $. (1558 views) | | Tasted by RajivAyyangar on 1/30/2012 & rated 83 points: Blind Wines with Erica and Scott (Portland, Maine): Light straw, hint of green, day-bright in the glass. Nose: Med+ intensity nose, faint IBMP, grapefruit, musty bitterness. Palate: L body, bold, ripe flavors, good tart acidity. Somewhat flat on the midpalate, but has solid med+ acid on the finish. Lemony with tart malic acid character. Finish is short and light. Soundly made, nice wine.
I'm going NZ Sauv blanc, possibly acidified, within the last 3 years.
Analysis: This was my first blind wine in about a year, and it showed. My assessment of the acid was off - there wasn't that acid bitterness. The body and flavors were not nearly bold enough to be new world. The IBMP's were very subtle, barely more than slight herbaceousness. Also note the minerality and structure. (3547 views) | | Tasted by MSPWineGuy on 1/9/2012 & rated 88 points: Nice, bright, surprising amount of rs. Expected something a bit drier. (2491 views) | | Tasted by jarfour on 7/5/2011 & rated 87 points: Nose of crisp apple, lime, and a hint of stone. The mouth is very clean and light, dominated by citrus that rapidly transitions to a lingering finish that is clean and refreshing with a nice touch of fizziness. (2659 views) | | Tasted by Skaiya on 2/13/2011 & rated 71 points: Tastes like grass and fish. (2764 views) | | Tasted by rbrater on 10/11/2010 & rated 87 points: Solid Gruner. Nice balance of acid and fruit. Citrus fruits with a nice fizzy finish. (2147 views) | | Tasted by Jack O'Brien on 6/18/2010 & rated 90 points: Minerality, pear and melon nose - very nice bouquet with secondary aromas of oyster shells. Sea-water, saline on the palate with melon and a finish of white pepper. Medium length. Overall very nice Gruner. (2266 views) | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 5/3/2010 & rated 88 points: Gorgeous Austrian Wines from Wine Importers Tasting, including Bründlmayer, Donabaum, Kracher, Nikolaihof and Prager (Officers' Club, Fort Mason, San Francisco): Light green melon, green fruit nose; tart green fruit, mineral palate; medium finish (3551 views) |
| Grüner VeltlinerGrüner Veltliner, (or Gruener Veltliner when spelled without the Umlaut) is an indigenous white grape from Austria. Grüner Veltliner accounts for nearly 30% of the country's plantings making it the most widely grown grape in the country.
Grüner Veltliner is grown throughout the wine growing areas of Austria, but is most prominent in the area of Neiderösterrich (Lower Austria.) Grüner Veltliner is an ancient descendant of the white grape, Traminer, its other parent remains unknown.
Grüner Veltliner is a DAC classified wine in the wine growing areas of the Weinvertel DAC (District Appellation Control), Kremstal DAC, Kamptal DAC, Traisental DAC and Lethaiberg DAC. Other important growing areas include the areas of Wachau, Vienna, and Wagram despite the fact these regions are not currently recognized under the DAC system. Grüner Veltliner wines typically 12.5% abv, but can have more or less dependent on the region, the year and winemaker's personal style.
Grüner Veltliner is most commonly known as a bone-dry, highly acidic grape with distinct aromas and flavors of white pepper, green apple and citrus. While this is the typical flavor profile for young Grüner Veltliner wines, it is important to recognize that Grüner Veltliner is a very expressive grape and will show different dependent upon the region in which it is grown. For example, the Weinvertel will demonstrate high-acid, white pepper and green apple as noted, but a Grüner Veltliner from the Wachau is likely to show characteristics more typical of that of Riesling -richer, deeper fruit and a touch of stone; still other regions display different expressions that can include tropical notes, stone fruits, flint, smoke and more.
Though many Grüner Veltliner wines are made for immediate consumption, Grüner Veltliner can have incredible aging potential and can often be compared with white Burgundy, after all they are grown at roughly the same latitude. Grüner Veltliner made for aging will likely be slightly higher in alcohol and contain later-harvested grapes.
Although Grüner Veltliner is typically vinified dry, it may also be used on its own or as part of a cuvée to make sweeter styles such as Beerenauslese, Trokenbeeranauslese, Ruster Ausbruch (in the town of Rust only) or Eiswein.
Grüner Veltliner is an average-ripening grape and is typically harvested in October in Austria though weather conditions can force vine growers to harvest early.
Gruner Veltliner may be found in other areas of the world under the name of Weißgipfler, Grünmuskateller (AT), Veltlínské zelené (CZ), Zöld veltelini (HU), Veltlínske zelené (SK) or Zeleni veltlinec (SL).Austria Wein aus Österreich (Österreichischen Weinmarketinggesellschaft) | Austrian Wine Classifications (Winemonger.com)Niederösterreich Weinstraße Niederösterreich
Lower Austria Wine Region
Lower Austria isn't "southern" Austria, but rather northeastern. It derives its name from its downriver location on the Danube River, which flows from west to east.Wagram On weinlagen-info |
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