2020 Geyerhof Grüner Veltliner StockWerk

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 87 points

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  11/19/2022 - forceberry wrote: 84 Points

  100% organically farmed Grüner Veltliner. Fermented in stainless steel tank, aged on the lees until the spring following the harvest. 12% alcohol.
  
  Youthful medium-deep yellow-green color. The nose feels youthful and fragrant with rather straightforward aromas of ripe white peach, some fresh pear, a little bit of white pepper, light appley tones and a herbal, pilsner-like hint of noble hops. The wine feels crisp, dry and lively on the palate with a medium body and quite linear flavors of stony minerality, some ripe yellow apple tones, a little bit of hay, light steely notes, a pilsner-like hint of herby character and a touch of fresh pear. The high acidity lends great sense of freshness and structure to the wine. The finish is crisp and lively with a moderately long, acid-driven aftertaste of ripe Granny Smith apple, some stony mineral tones, a little bit of crunchy white currant, light sweeter notes of ripe white peach and a hint of tangy salinity.
  
  An enjoyable and refreshing but also quite linear and somewhat uninteresting Grüner Veltliner. At least the overall feel here was more balanced and enjoyable than in the 2017 vintage, which had even somewhat unattractive aromas in the nose. However, both these wines had these odd, somewhat herbal and even slightly hoppy aromas that feel quite out of place in Grüner Veltliner and would feel more appropriate in wines made from, say, Roussanne or Marsanne. This might be a nice, refreshing white on a hot summer's day, but not really anything worth seeking out. Feels expensive for the quality at 16,50€.

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  9/4/2022 - darkfeld Likes this wine:

  Bright zesty and fresh, chalky. Enjoyable to drink relaxing on a hot day but has enough complexity to fuel a conversation about it.

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  2/19/2022 - auldalliance wrote:

  It was very pleasant, if not memorable. Clean and with some of the trademark GV characteristics - bone dry but the grapefruit and white pepper notes found in some were a bit muted here. I’m not sure it’s worth the £4 or so more than the Wine Society own label or Mantler versions, the latter I find particularly GV GV.

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  11/13/2021 - auldalliance wrote:

  Jury is out. First night, with fish pie and then paprika chicken, high acidity dominant. Second night, more rounded with a stir fry, some more fruit evident, and white pepper on nose. Maybe another year in bottle needed?

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