Austrian and Hungarian Wines

• 2009 Hilltop Estates Cserszegi Füszeres Neszmély Woodsman's White

  Hungary, Észak-Dunántúl, Neszmély

  Medium yellow. Highly aromatic. Orange peel fruit. Thin but clean.

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• 2009 Heidi Schröck Gelber Muskateller

  Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

  Pale. Aromatic and stony. Light, dry, soil on the finish. Good.

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• 2008 Patricius Furmint Tokaji

  Hungary, Tokaji

  Yellow. Minty and herbaceous. Medium weight with some glycerine. Dry and spicy with moderate acidity. Hard to characterize the fruit here.

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• 2009 Schloss Gobelsburg Grüner Veltliner Gobelsburger

  Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal

  Greenish tint. Classic snap pea notes, medium weight, serious earthy finish. Good entry level Gruner.

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• 2009 Ludwig Neumayer Grüner Veltliner Reserve Zwirch Traisental

  Austria, Niederösterreich, Traisental

  Pale. Light, lively and spicy. Quite dry. Good but not nearly worth the price.

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• 2009 Weingut Allram Grüner Veltliner Reserve Gaisberg

  Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal

  Yellow. Richer, riper nose with slightly tropical fruit. Big wine, some residual sugar and also some heat. Lush midpalate but earthy finish. Quite different from the other 2 Gruners today. I'm not crazy about the balance.

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• 2009 Pfneiszl Kékfrankos Újra Együtt

  Hungary, Észak-Dunántúl, Soproni

  Light but not washed out. Pretty, Pinot-like nose. Very light, all earth tones and little fruit. Not enough.

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• 2008 Umathum St. Laurent Classic

  Austria, Burgenland

  Light color. Peppery red fruit. Light to medium weight. Spicy with blacker, briary finish. Short and forgettable.

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• 2008 Claus Preisinger Zweigelt

  Austria, Burgenland

  Medium ruby. Strong dill on nose and palate, like Cabernet Franc. Pleasing texture and weight across the palate followed by a less impressive finish marked by grainy, dry tannins and tartness.

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• 2008 Moric Blaufränkisch

  Austria, Burgenland

  Light red ruby. Earth and licorice. Lean black fruit and anise, noticeably high acidity, peppery. Pretty fair length.

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• 2007 Attila Gere Cabernet Sauvignon

  Hungary, Dél-Pannónia, Villányi

  Medium ruby, some browning. Cabernet flavors with a bit of heat and brown sugar but no frank sweetness. Nice weight, some minerality too.

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• 2007 Attila Gere Kopár Cuvée

  Hungary, Dél-Pannónia, Villányi

  Medium ruby but looks thick and glycerine. High toned and herbaceous. Sweet, concentrated cassis fruit, chocolate, prune and definite alcoholic heat. Large scaled wine with tannic finish. Overdone and internationally styled.

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• 2001 Tokaj Hétszőlő Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos

  Hungary, Tokaji

  Medium yellow. Delicious, viscous flavors of apricot enlivened by excellent acidity.

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Not an inspiring group.