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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by ILarsen on 7/28/2012 & rated 90 points: good balance - a plesant wine - where you clearly get the apple and also some white peber - had it before dinner where it was very refreshing. I liked it. (1606 views) | | Tasted by WillT on 2/24/2012 & rated 88 points: Showing it's age. Golden color with nice honey notes. Acidity still holding it together. Not sue how to describe the finish other than it was distinctly Gruner. (1722 views) | | Tasted by wickedwax on 7/5/2011: Aromas of spearmint, wet rock, cinnamon, citrus and white peaches. Amazing structure built on acidity and minerality yet showing some creaminess and ripeness with stone fruit a touch of tropical fruit and baking spices on the palate. This wine just gushes at you with flavor with wave after wave and has tremendous length showing its minerality. A big surprise as I thought this would be good, but turned out to be stunning. Can't wait to revisit again in a few years. (1790 views) | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 2/10/2010: I think this is the one I was drinking. The bottle just depart ways with me. To me a beautiful, extrodinary spice component to the wine. Reminding me of Gewurtz. but with a touch more mellow charm to it. I honestly couldn't believe that this was the actual character of the wine. But it is! Body is rounded and mellow, soft with a pure and lengthy finish. Spice character rounds through the palate. (1881 views) | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 2/10/2010: The re-taste. Christmas spice and vibrant on the nose. Not young and spritzy -- more harmonious. Very spicy, great in my opinion. (1874 views) | | Tasted by Meganruth1 on 1/24/2010 & rated 90 points: Pears, peaches, creamy and minerality. I can't imagine somthing this wine wouldn't go well with. (1061 views) |
| By Jancis Robinson, MW JancisRobinson.com (8/23/2007) (Loimer, Käferberg Grüner Veltliner Kamptal White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Peter Moser Vinous, November/December 2006, IWC Issue #129 (Fred Loimer Gruner Veltliner Kaferberg) Subscribe to see review text. | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of JancisRobinson.com and Vinous. (manage subscription channels) |
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Fred Loimer started working with his father Alfred in 1988 after completing his studies at Klosterneuburg with stints at Germany’s Nahe and Walter Schug winery in California. Fred took full control of his family’s estate in 1997 and purchased the cellar of the Haindorf Castle on the outskirts of Langenlois. He then constructed a hyper-modern black cube on top of the old cellar symbolizing his aesthetic for modern elegance. Fred began practicing biodynamics in 2006 and is a founding member of Respekt, a certifying body for biodynamic viticulture in Austria. His wines are among the very best examples of Grüner Veltliner and Riesling in the Kamptal. In 2002, he was named “Winemaker of the Year” by Austria's Falstaff wine magazine.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).Reserve The Wine News | Wine Country This Week | Wine Lover's PageKäferberg In Kamptal On weinlagen-info
In Weinviertel On weinlagen-infoAustria 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.Kamptal The Kamptal Region - Introduction (Winemonger.com) Geographical info on weinlagen-info |
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