Retail $55(?). This past week I was sent a few wines from the Willamette Valley to sample during an online tasting. During that event, another wine writer here in Houston described the Grüner Veltliner from the northern part of the Valley as "considerably richer than those from Europe" (or something to that effect). This caused me to rush to the cellar and pull out this stunning wine. Whole. Lee. Crap. I bought this at the winery close to a decade to go and this wine defies all expectations of what a Grüner "should" be. Golden in the glass, fantastic fruit, incredible acidity, weight, depth, and loads of verve. Holy cow, and a Whoa (or two). Yowza.
Nose: drumstick sweets, pear, appletizer, slightly peppery/sherbety. Rich and round. Palate: good high acidity on mid-palate, but a little flat on the attack. Finish is short-medium and a little oily; after such a strong showing on the nose this is quite disappointing. £35
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4/27/2024 - gboue wrote:
Not in cellar
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4/27/2024 - gboue wrote:
Past it’s time
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5/13/2022 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 95 Points
Retail $55(?). This past week I was sent a few wines from the Willamette Valley to sample during an online tasting. During that event, another wine writer here in Houston described the Grüner Veltliner from the northern part of the Valley as "considerably richer than those from Europe" (or something to that effect). This caused me to rush to the cellar and pull out this stunning wine. Whole. Lee. Crap. I bought this at the winery close to a decade to go and this wine defies all expectations of what a Grüner "should" be. Golden in the glass, fantastic fruit, incredible acidity, weight, depth, and loads of verve. Holy cow, and a Whoa (or two). Yowza.
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3/18/2020 - Peter Z. wrote: 92 Points
Very delicate
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6/23/2015 - Benj wrote: 87 Points
Nose: drumstick sweets, pear, appletizer, slightly peppery/sherbety. Rich and round. Palate: good high acidity on mid-palate, but a little flat on the attack. Finish is short-medium and a little oily; after such a strong showing on the nose this is quite disappointing. £35
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