2021 Domäne Wachau Riesling Terrassen Federspiel, Austria, Wine Review

Tasted at their Tasting Room in Durnstein (while waiting for my wife to shop). Glad I stopped. This is an enjoyable Riesling. Silvery/green in color, clear and bright. The nose show yellow grapefruit and some minerality. Light bodied. On the palate, nice tart acidity. Dry. Grapefruit with underlying minerality. Long finish. This drinks easy but has some depth too. It should drink well for the next ten to twelve years. On its own or with food, this is a great value. This would be great with fried appetizers or even popcorn.

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A-

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Vintage:

2021

Current Price:

$10.00USD

2021 Weingut Knoll Riesling Federspiel Loibner, Austria, Wachau, Wine Review

Vintage:

2021

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A-

Tasted at the winery. 12% ABV. Yellow/gold in color, clear and bright. Great nose with wet rocks and a slight lemony note. Medium bodied. Good acidity. On the palate, the lemon notes are a bit stronger. Good minerality. Long finish. This is a bit lighter in style but still has depth and complexity. It is drinking well now and should continue for the next ten to twelve years. Very food friendly. It is dry. It should work very well with Thai food.

2021 Nikolaihof Riesling Federspiel, Austria, Wachau, Wine Review

Vintage:

2021

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Silvery gold in color, clear and bright. The nose has slight apple with some peaches along with a nice minerality. Good acidity. Nice texture. One of those wines that seems like it will have some sweetness but is in fact, dry to the taste. On the palate, a bit of grapefruits and a bunch of peaches and minerality. Light bodied but with plenty or energy. It drinks easily. Delicious. This needs a few more years to full maturity, but is still nice now. Drink over the next twenty years (or more). This would work well with Thai curries.

2016 Nikolaihof Riesling Federspiel Late Release, Austria, Wachau, Wine Review

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2016

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This is a late release served at the winery. It spent an extra six years in large barrels. Silvery gold in color, clear and bright. The nose is clean with lemons, minerality and slight apricot notes. Creamy texture but also crisp acidity. On the palate, the lemons and slight apricot come thru with underlying minerality. Long finish. This wine shows a lot of complexity but undoubtedly will continue to mature for a few more years. Drink over the next twenty years. This is great on its own and will be even better with almost any food. It would be great with Szechuan food.

2021 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Riesling Terrassen Kamptal, Austria, Wine Review

Vintage:

2021

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Grade:

A-

This is made from various terraced vineyards and brought up in stainless steel tanks. Green/gold in color, clear and bright. The nose has minerals, slight floral notes and a slight pineapple quality. Nice texture. There does seem to be a bit of sweetness which is surprising although it certainly would not be considered a sweet or even semi-sweet wine. On the palate, there is a nice quince note with underlying minerality. It is delicious and ready to drink now but should last for another eight to ten years easily. It drinks well on its own and will work great with (not too spicy) Thai

2021 Weingut Knoll Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Ried Trum, Austria, Wachau, Wine Review

Vintage:

2021

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Grade:

A-

Another winner from Knoll in the excellent 2021 vintage. Silvery gold in color, clear and bright. The nose has asparagus, and white pepper. Light tannins. On the palate, this has concentrated lime notes. A bit of asparagus on the finish. Long. Deep. Well balanced. This would go well with lighter foods or even a not too spicy Chinese pork dish. Drink over the next seven to ten years.

2021 Domäne Wachau Riesling Terrassen Federspiel, Austria, Wine Review

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