10/7/2022 - Putnam Weekley wrote:

Other bottles from this case were decisively rigid back in 2019-2020, with hard tannins, black grape musk, and suggestions of jagged stone. In other words: typical young Roilette Fleurie. Now in October 2022 it has relaxed considerably. NOSE: damson liqueur, rose/lilac, bruised strawberries, Nusserhof walnuts, salted quartz. MOUTH: savory, attenuated, and grippy while it strides with energy, and precision. I'm taken aback by its seamless integration. Gone are markers of primary grape furiously extracted. Undulating dry ground agitates to the touch, producing amusing interruptions of blackberry and cassis—thin and elastic like fishing line, unaware of gravity. This is a distracting environment of fruits and flowers. It's steady to read—a text printed on heavy paper. Here I find caution, as a husky bloom of bitter berry skin, and fennel seed, scream their suggestions of an ethanol surplus. Still, its bones are enthralled; telomeres hardly touched. The horizon of the punt emerges, and there is a reversal of narrative timing——The enduring sensation here is the feeling of reception. Red raspberry herb silver illumination streams obliquely, flooding the congregating guests with washed out highlights. The end is the beginning, of the next bottle, months from now

5/19/2023 - eyewino wrote:

Dark, inky ruby with a thin pink rim. Nose of dark blue and red fruits, purple flowers, and sweet tobacco. Very Full-bodied with intense shaggy tannins, low acidity, more dark fruit flavors, and a short dry finish.

This is a beast of a wine. Serve with something like wild boar rubbed in chili's and black pepper, then grilled directly on hot coals. Drink now or hold through 2032.

6/17/2023 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

A rose that is very obviously coming from a red grape. Deep rose color. Red cherries, slight pepper, a slight waft of alcohol, a certain greenness to it as well, on the nose. Med acidity, med alcohol, med body, med flavor intensity, dry tannins and med finish. Nice red crispy red cherries, dry ish tannins, a bit of salinity at the end. A gastronomical wine that would pair well with some Mediterranean food. Like it!

5/26/2022 - isaacjamesbaker wrote:

Rich tawny color. Gorgeous aromas of dates, figs and dried pineapple, mixed with toffee, mango slices, cocoa, anise, caramel, even some sweet roasted pepper tones. The palate is plush and creamy with moderate acidity, with waves of yellow plum, orange peel, dried mango. The fruit mixes with complex tones of black pepper, clove, nougat, toffee, butterscotch cardamom. Very pretty with good focus and balance. Delicious, complex stuff, a lot of tawny goodness for the price -- this doesn’t disappoint.

9/4/2022 - eyewino wrote:

Medium Garnet fading to pink with a clear rim. Nose of cherry, orange pith, typical Sicilian volcanic ash, and mushroom. The palate is bone dry with fine tannins, medium acidity, and loads of mineral. Medium-length aftertaste of cherry evolving to orange pith and more mineral.

Upon opening, I was underwhelmed by this bottle. With more time and air, it keeps improving. I like Narello Mascalese, but the Erna Rossos from the grape seem pretty hit-and-miss to me. I'll call this a solid double for my baseball fan friends and a 16/20 for others who aren't familiar with the sport.

1/15/2022 - uli_k Likes this wine:

NV Nebbiolo (2017/2018/2019)
The shy philosopher. Classic brick color, an orange tinge. Pretty nose, elegant palate, dry. Medium acidity, high tannin. Medium alcohol. Very young, needs time. After two hours of decanting, a complex floral nose emerged, with leather and a hint of fresh herbs. Red fruited on the palate, berries and a tiny bit of cherry. Robust yet light footed, worth contemplating. Ready for prime time with food (I chose pan seared duck breast). Starting to unfurl on the second day, spices becoming more prominent, and tannin more integrated.

3/27/2020 - crowino Likes this wine:

An initial funky awesome nose of cabbage, gradually replaced by red fruit, cigar box and meat. Not sure what kind of meat, but it smells angry. The mid-palette says it can lay down for a bit more, but I like wrestling with this type of beast. The tannin content balanced with the fruit might be my favourite part of this wine. It’s glorious and violent. Great acidity, held nicely in check, great balance. A touch brief on the finish, but still lovely. This is just awesome. My favourite wine from the 2020 Croatian Wine Pairing dinner. What a winner!!

8/28/2021 - Paul852 Likes this wine:

Like all Musar wines this benefits from a little air (at least 30-45 mins) to get itself into balance.
The nose is a little hot, but also wild strawberries and bitter orange. The palate is dry, complex, more of those (unsweet) strawberries and oranges, perhaps somes herbal notes. Leading into a long-ish finish where the bitter orange is to the fore. It's pairing well with dates, figs and cheese.

This is my 4th bottle of this, and as always with Musar there is a little bottle variation, and it's impossible to judge this against other wines - Musar is unique.

For me this is very interesting and excellent QPR at the ~US$14 that I pay (Hong Kong being a great place to buy Musar).

7/27/2021 - Hi.its.Don.4.Wine Likes this wine:

Where, What, When

Not quite the who, what, when, where, and why you usually find, but I only needed three of them.

Mention Austria and I can only wonder how many people would recognize the name of the country let alone find it on a map. Bring up Grüner Veltliner and that same somewhat stupefied look may come over a few folks, even wine drinkers. When you throw into that mix a string of continuous vintages that were nothing short of outstanding, I would like to think that any serious wine drinker might finally take notice.

That’s exactly what happened when I started looking into the 2019 vintage of those wonderful Grüner Veltliner wines that are now on shelves across the world.

For the record, I knew where Austria was, in broad terms, and I have had many a Grüner before, but not enough given their essence, the vintage history took me by surprise, but pleasantly; I was then more confident that just about any Gruner I might choose had a better than even chance of being an excellent choice.

This brings me to the wine I’m reviewing:

Schlosskellerei Gobelsburg Kamptal Grüner Veltliner 2019

I obviously didn’t choose the wine for the ease of the name!

As with other wines with minimal intervention (100% Stainless Steel fermentation) in the winemaking process, the vintage becomes a major player in the resulting wine, thus the importance as noted above. Again, a winery that takes their eco-responsibility to heart having been sustainable for many years. Altogether it equates to a wonderful wine.

From its pleasurable aromatics, the wine carries along to a crisp palate of stone fruit (think peach and pear) along with citrus and a touch of minerality that leads to a refreshing finish. My memories of Grüners usually exhibiting white pepper notes along the finish was evident but to a lesser degree than I remember, by no means detracting from the wine, although given a little time to open, the wine began to develop those white pepper notes more fully.

As a break from Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio, or if you’re looking for a new wine to try (hey, there’s the why), Grüners in my book excel. So consider the where, what, when (Austria, Grüner Veltliner, 2019 vintage) when choosing your next wine.

Cheers

7/15/2019 - David Paris (dbp) wrote:

On a pop and pour this was immediately succulent and delicious. I could tell immediately... this is the best vintage since the 2011. The aromas are vibrant, showing road tar, white pepper, graphite, and luscious, smooth deseeded raspberries. The notes are light and lithe, but with a penetrating, seductive quality. The palate entry is bright and all high toned, showing thin red berry notes (raspberry and strawberry), lots of graphite and gravel dust. As its held in the mouth, it's is overcome with drying tannins but the acid that attacks balances it quite well and lets you keep the flavor impression of the berries present as well. As its held in the mouth the juicier, more fruit forward it becomes; surprisingly, that initial attack of tannin doesn't take over at all. Smooth transition of acidity on the finish, showing more of the same impeccable raspberry with fantastic ripping acidity carrying this incredibly deep into the finish.

5/19/2019 - forceberry wrote:

Tasted blind.

Deep and quite intense yellow-green color. Intense, tropical and quite sweet-toned nose with aromas of peach, some Riesling-like honeyed tones, a little bit of beeswax, light floral notes of apple blossom and a hint of honeydew melon. The wine is full-bodied, oily and quite heavy on the palate with pronounced phenolic bitterness and flavors of wax, some woolly tones, a little bit of ripe peach, light boozy alcohol tones, a hint of chalky minerality and a leesy touch of yeast. The wine is only medium in acidity, making the overall feel rather heavy and ponderous. The finish is dry, long and quite bitter with rather pronounced boozy alcohol and flavors of chalky mineral bitterness, some lemon zest, a little bit of coarse phenolic spice and a hint of star fruit.

Meh. Too big, too bitter and too how. Lacking freshness and balance. There are some really nice Pošip wines out there and this is not one of them.

5/17/2020 - kevrob822 Likes this wine:

Very interesting wine. Bought this strictly because I liked the Revival offering that was offered earlier (bought it twice, but its now gone 😢). But this is its own wine.

Medium aroma with a great deal of fruit and oak, but also a touch of heat. The heat does not show up in the taste, which is lots of black/blue fruit, soft cherry and plum, but a very nice balance with tons of texture and nice mouthfeel with a long finish. Very nice.

Get more? Probably, but sorry to say it’s already gone! 😢

3/28/2020 - Schartz cellars Likes this wine:

Absolutely no acidity whatsoever. Color is pale. Grapefruit flavors.

11/17/2019 - throberts3 Does not like this wine:

I agree with the other reviewer who said something along the lines that "this wine is a high alcohol hot mess." In my opinion this is mostly marketing and not worth the price. I'm chagrined this is my first review for Cellar Tracker and that's the bottle that gets it. Promise more positives for future pours.

11/1/2019 - eyewino wrote:

Pale yellow fading to clear rim. Lemon, cut grass, and gooseberry on the nose. But THE CAT PEE! Oh my, the cat pee is nearly overwhelming! I poured this to my "Wine for Beginners" class and almost had to apologise for it. If you like the NZ style of SB, you may be ok with this. But it is much more pungent than most. Great acidity, but out of balance.

12/4/2018 - eyewino wrote:

Stewed prunes, fig, overly sweet and syrupy. No acid to counteract the sweetness. I think a taint of TCA could have been possible as well. Not at all in line with other recent reviews. I think I had a flawed bottle. It wasn't good