2014 Weingut Josef Jamek Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Achleiten

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  2/25/2022 - forceberry wrote: 85 Points

  12% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Quite pale whitish-green color with subtly yellow highlights. Lots of wine tartrates, so decanting advised. The nose is cool, somewhat dull and a bit reticent with aromas of hay, some ripe citrus tones, a little bit of crushed oyster shell, light crunchy notes of fresh red apple and a sweeter hint of cantaloupe. The wine is ripe, surprisingly broad and medium-to-moderately full-bodied on the palate with flavors of juicy citrus fruits, some ripe golden, a little bit of stony minerality, light notes of hay, a hint of cantaloupe and a touch of fresh white fruit. The moderately high acidity keeps the wine in balance. The finish is fresh, ripe and moderately long with dry flavors of fresh red apple, some ripe white fruits, a little bit of hay, light zesty citrus fruit tones and a hint of stony minerality.
  
  A drinkable, but also somewhat dilute Grüner Veltliner that is a little bit in pieces and doesn't give that much. The wine isn't dull or lacking in intensity, but it still lacks the vibrancy and intensity one looks for in a young Federspiel GV. I guess 2014 just wasn't a particularly successful vintage in Wachau - at least it was quite miserable in Hungary and many places in Austria. I guess the wine might pick up a little bit of complexity as it ages, but I doubt this is ever going to be a grand vin. Good, but not great.

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