2016 Leth Grüner Veltliner Steinagrund, Austria, Wagram, Wine Review

Wow. This was fantastic and available for under $20 a bottle. Medium gold in color. The nose has white flowers, vanilla and limes. Very pretty. On the palate, vanilla and a tangerine note emerges. Deep with a nice complexity, it slowly unwinds in the glass. Nice finish. This wine will work with a wide variety of foods. Having just tasted the 2014, it seems like this should last for at least 5 years and probably longer. It is unclear if it will improve but might be worth taking a shot on.

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2016

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2014 Leth Grüner Veltliner Steinagrund, Austria, Wagram, Wine Review

Vintage:

2018

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Grade:

B+

This has evolved nicely over the last year and seems to be in a great place right now. Deep golden in color but still with a green tinge to it. On the nose there is an almost Gardenia/white flower note. Also nice minerality and slight limes. On the palate, there is a strong mineral tone to the wine. Very good acidity. Lower alcohol which also makes the texture thinner but more lively. A bit of lime peel. Long finish. This is very food friendly. $20 retail. It probably needs to be consumed by 2020 although Grüner does age well.

2012 Bernhard Ott Grüner Veltliner 1ÖTW Rosenberg, Austria, Wagram, Wine Review

Vintage:

2012

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Grade:

A-

This has some trapped CO2 in it which blew off quickly. The nose has tart citrus notes. Also some green apples. On the palate, this seemed ever so slightly sweet. Green apples with some orange peel. Nice depth and complexity. It was older than the other GV's tasted with but did not stand out (other than a bit more complexity). Good finish. Food friendly. Certainly seems like it has at least a decade left. $60

2015 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Grüner Veltliner Reserve Lamm Kamptal, Austria, Wine Review

Vintage:

2015

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Grade:

A-

This wine took a while to really open. The group I tasted with liked it more than I but its best days are probably still ahead. Light medium gold in color. The nose has a fair amount of sulfur. With air, some tangerine emerges and with more air, some white floral notes. On the palate, this is soft. It gets better with food. Slightly tart granny smith apple notes. Nice finish. This probably needs a few years to develop and should be good for a decade or more after that. If drinking now, decant. It retails for $77 so cellaring is a nice option to get the full value of the wine.

2016 Nikolaihof Grüner Veltliner "Hefeabzug", Austria, Wachau, Wine Review

Vintage:

2016

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Grade:

B+

This is a Biodynamic (Demeter) wine imported by Terry Theise. Yellow green in color. The nose has white flowers, minerals and slight asparagus note. On the palate, this is soft. Nice minerals and limes. It seems ever so slightly sweet but then turns tart. Nice finish. Easy drinking and food friendly. $30

2016 Loimer Grüner Veltliner Langenloiser Kamptal, Austria, Wine Review

Vintage:

2016

Score:

Grade:

A-

This seemed to have some trapped CO2 in it, but that quickly blew off. Green/gold in color. The nose is interesting. A friend suggested strawberries and that worked. For me, it was more like dried flowers and fresh hay if that makes sense. It was nice though. On the palate, this is more about tart red apples. a bit clipped on the finish, but otherwise, quite nice. Would work with a wide variety of food. It will probably come together a bit over the next year and be good for at least five to seven after that.

2016 Leth Grüner Veltliner Steinagrund, Austria, Wagram, Wine Review

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