This wine is an adventure. On the nose, there is lime, pear, white flowers and yeast. But the excitement is on the palate with searing acidity, substantial bitterness, a powerful lees taste, effervescence and a pleasant lime flavor. Not for the timid! This wine is well made and my guess is that it is early days considering all the powerful forces at work. It will be interesting to see how it ages down the line.
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Clear pale lemon; clean light nose of lemon, pear and wet stone; youthful; dry; medium plus acidity; medium alcohol; medium body; medium plus flavor intensity; pfn but better with white bean and grass; medium plus finish; very good quality; drink now, but potential for future aging; a very unassuming and generally uninteresting wine - well constructed but not particularly enjoyable
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11/9/2019 - Verna L. Poole wrote:
This wine is an adventure. On the nose, there is lime, pear, white flowers and yeast. But the excitement is on the palate with searing acidity, substantial bitterness, a powerful lees taste, effervescence and a pleasant lime flavor. Not for the timid! This wine is well made and my guess is that it is early days considering all the powerful forces at work. It will be interesting to see how it ages down the line.
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2/2/2019 - Brent25 wrote: 90 Points
Clear pale lemon; clean light nose of lemon, pear and wet stone; youthful; dry; medium plus acidity; medium alcohol; medium body; medium plus flavor intensity; pfn but better with white bean and grass; medium plus finish; very good quality; drink now, but potential for future aging; a very unassuming and generally uninteresting wine - well constructed but not particularly enjoyable
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11/18/2018 - bjlcrucrazy Likes this wine: 98 Points
This remains my most favourite Gruner and the 2016 is nearly as good as the 2013
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