Pale golden in color. The nose is limes, some green pepper, some white pepper and a bit of asparagus. Really open, complex and enticing. Not as good on the palate, but still nice. Limes mostly and starting to fade a bit. Still, it worked well with food and was a pleasant find on a local eatery list.
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Disappointing. Lacking the crispness and balance I enjoy in Grüners. Not bad, but I had had high expectations. Acidity shone through a little too much.
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(Nigl Grüner Veltliner Freiheit) Very light green-tinged yellow color; focused, tart apple, green fruit nose; very tart green fruit, lime palate with medium-plus acidity; medium-plus finish 88+ points
(Nigl Grüner Veltliner Freiheit) ($24.00) Hints of gooseberry below the lentilly doughy fruit; racy and very crisp (11.5% alc); a big salty wave lunges into the crackery mid-palate; it’s the ultraviolet yin to the infrared yang of ripe years like ’09 or ’06. I like it just as much.
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7/19/2015 - paulst Likes this wine: 88 Points
Creamy and lightly acidic; some slate; peach tones.
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5/7/2014 - paulst Likes this wine: 91 Points
Soft and well balanced with creamy apricot and backed up with the right acidity; smooth and clean with good finish.
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8/17/2013 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 89 Points
Pale golden in color. The nose is limes, some green pepper, some white pepper and a bit of asparagus. Really open, complex and enticing. Not as good on the palate, but still nice. Limes mostly and starting to fade a bit. Still, it worked well with food and was a pleasant find on a local eatery list.
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5/26/2013 - paulst Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lightly bubbled; light and lemony with some apricot and a touch of honey.
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11/11/2012 - mjl wrote: 84 Points
Disappointing. Lacking the crispness and balance I enjoy in Grüners. Not bad, but I had had high expectations. Acidity shone through a little too much.
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