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Tasting with Willi Opitz

Tasted May 13, 2009 by andrewstevenson.com with 736 views

Flight 1 (14 notes)

White
2008 Willi Opitz Pole Position Neusiedlersee Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
90 points
Glorious fresh melony fruit on the nose. Lovely full palate - fairly rich.
Very interesting with Willi's daughter's apple jelly.
White
2008 Willi Opitz Muskat Ottonel Neusiedlersee Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
87 points
Very good muscat nose. Very dry and refreshing on the palate.
Lovely with smoked salmon and mustard.
White
2007 Willi Opitz Silver Lake Pinot Cuvée, Spätlese trocken Neusiedlersee Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
89 points
A blend of pinot gris & pinot blanc. Nice, open and easy with very good characcter. Really improved with the olives that Willi serves with it.
Rosé
2008 Willi Opitz Pink Kiss Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
91 points
There's nice sweet strawberry fruit on the nose. Lovely fresh palate. Quite highly flavoured. Willi recommended eating a strawberry with it, but I didn't find it helped it overly. Lovely wine, though.
Red
2007 Willi Opitz Pinot Noir Reserve Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
90 points
Very light appearance. Sweet red fruits and sous-bois on the nose. Quite sweet fruit on the palate.
The smoked venison served with it really helps with the wine's savoury notes.
Red
2007 Willi Opitz Zweigelt Rotschenkel Reserve Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
88 points
Bright plummy fruits on the nose. Lovely soft palate, but with a nice savoury-bitter edge.
Red
2007 Willi Opitz Cuvée Red Angela Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
89 points
This has a really very attractive nose - quite red fruits and some sweet vanilla are what leap out mainly. Lovely plummy palate. Very good structure.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2007 Willi Opitz Cuvée Beerenauslese Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
92 points
A lovely honey and melon nose - utterly winning. On the palate, it's light and delicate with great poise. Lovely stuff.
Really enhanced by a honey melon soup that was served with it.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2007 Willi Opitz Goldackerl Beerenauslese Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
87 points
A curious, un-giving nose, almost with tobacco notes. Sweet, yet delicate palate, though with good weight. Bit of a spirity edge on the finish.
Red - Sweet/Dessert
2005 Willi Opitz Pinot Noir Eiswein Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
85 points
A rather strange, slightly musty, earthy nose - you can feel the pinot, but it just feels wrong in what you know is a sweet wine! There's quite a syrupy feel in the mouth, and I have to say, I'm not overly impressed. It was improved by the chocolate brownie offered with it, but not much.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2004 Willi Opitz Muskat Ottonel Weisser Schilfmandel Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
91 points
A gorgeous nose - not overly muscatty. There's a lovely weight on the palate. Very sweet, but it is rescued from being cloying by the muscat fragrance in the mouth.
Some fresh pineapple was served with this, which really improved the wine as well being a really harmonious match.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2006 Willi Opitz Gewürztraminer Trockenbeerenauslese Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
93 points
A remarkably delicate nose, with tropical fruits and just a slight rose fragrance. Lovely sweet, delicate gewurz flavours on teh palate. Much more delicately hendled than many Alsace SGNs.
Red - Sweet/Dessert
2007 Willi Opitz Zweigelt Opitz One Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
94 points
Berry fruits on the nose. Very elegant palate.
Sublime with blue cheese.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2006 Willi Opitz Pinot Gris Trockenbeerenauslese Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
94 points
Pears and honey on the nose. Amazing palate. Sublime. There's lots and lots of sweetness of fruit and honey. Immense concentration, but also a lovely acidity. Gorgeous.
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