Community Tasting Notes 11

• rc@ughey wrote: 88 points

  October 18, 2010 - Steely, linear, and mineral. This is lightweight Gruner and relatively simple--but it is nevertheless quite enjoyable and has all the hallmarks of a good Austrian wine. Refreshing grapefruit citrus, lingering minerality, and strong acidity make this a great weeknight wine.

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• kstoddard wrote: 89 points

  September 21, 2010 - Golden color. Nose of limestone and melon fruit. Tastes of apple, lemon and lime fruit. Well balanced. Crisp clean finish with some depth.

• Pknut wrote:

  September 15, 2010 - Good clarity, clear fruit, with an interesting note of black pepper or jalepeno. There is some soft peachiness to the palate, but it's understated. Drank well over three or four nights, except on the final night when the palate was rather round and soft, too much so, and lacked cut. Good wine, but not more than that.

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• Lulu2 wrote: 84 points

  September 6, 2010 - good..tasty crisp for picnic on labor day!

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• ProfessorHTF wrote: 86 points

  April 12, 2010 - One of the more maligned wines at our Austro-Hungarian wine tasting, but not by me. Another varietal that is admittedly hard to get and sadly being grossly abused by hordes of untalented winemakers pushing it as a gimmicky flavor of the month. This one at least is technically correct. Some nice gunflint, grapefruit and steely minerality, but alas lacking the alleged Gruner pepper undercurrent. Still, sipping it with cheese on the front porch after work it is nice nice baby. Were it not over-marked at our local wine monger ($21) and closer to the price listed here ($16) I would buy it more often. It may yet go on my list of summer porch wines.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type White
• Producer Nigl
• Varietal Grüner Veltliner
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Kremser Freiheit
• Country Austria
• Region Niederösterreich
• SubRegion Kremstal
• Appellation n/a

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• In Cellars 7 (27%)
• Consumed 19 (73%)

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