Gruner Veltliner

Drink as part of a vertical 18, 19 & 20 at the winery.  Green/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice.  Floral with slight pear and hints of anise.  More elegant in style with a slight velvety texture.  On the palate, lemons with a bit of salinity turning more green apple on the finish.  This seems to be open and drinking well now.  Good acidity.  Drink over the next seven to ten years.  This would work well with roasted Brussels Sprouts.  

This is yet unreleased but is a spectacular wine.  The sample bottle served at the winery was decanted to allow the sulfur to blow off  bit.  This is a ripe but not over ripe wine that seems fully developed with just a hint of sharp corners at this point.  Light golden in color with a touch of green hues.  The nose is beautiful with a floral (maybe Edelweiss but probably more like Acacia) nose along with a touch of lemon verbena.  Light tannins.  Good but balanced acidity.  The palate has lemon peel, slight peppery notes and spice.  A long finish.  Delicious wine that is great on its own, b

This is sourced from various terraced vineyards and younger vines.  Screw capped.  Green/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is expressive.  Tangerine peel, peaches with a slight minerality.  Medium bodied.  Lively acidity.  On the palate, green apples, lemons, and minerals.  Lots of energy.  This is fresh and easy to drink but has some depth, too.  It is refreshing on its own but will work with goat chees and roasted beet salad. Drink over the next four to six years.  

Another pretty special "premier cru" wine from this winery.  Yellow/gold in color, clear and bright.  What a great nose with  lemon zest, slight white pepper, hints of asparagus and herbal notes.  Crisp acidity.  Nice, slightly viscous texture.  On the palate, nice minerality with lemon zest and slight char.  Long finish.  This is delicious already and should still improve.  Drink over the next ten to twelve years.  This would work well with Lamb Curry.  

Very concentrated expression of Gruner.  Golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose shows some vanilla, lemon, and spice.  Very nice creamy texture with good acidity.  On the palate, this has plenty of depth and complexity.  Lemons, and dried herbs.  Long finish.  This vintage seems like it should be more accessible while waiting on the 19's and 21's.  Drink over the next seven years.  Great on its own, this should be very food friendly.  Soft cheeses should work well.  

This is their "Altar Wine", something the estate was founded to produce 900 years ago.  It is made with Gruner Veltliner.  Silver gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is great with slight limes, asparagus, slight white pepper and spice.  Light tannins.  Light to medium bodied.  Very intense on the palate.  Meyer lemons, slight lime, hints of white pepper and minerals.  Long finish.  Good acidity.  Refreshing and delicious.  This is drinking well already but may still improve.  Drink over the next six to eight years.  It will work well with food.  Vietnamese food would be a nice pairin

This sparkling wine from Austria is an blend sourced from the premier cru vineyards of Heiligenstein, Gaisberg, Grub and Lamm.  It is about 50% Gruner Veltliner with the rest about 25% each Pinot Noir and Riesling.  Golden in color with a steady stream of smaller bubbles.  The nose has Vanilla, spice and minerals.  Medium bodied.  Slight tannins.  On the palate, there is some depth.  Very refreshing.  Minerals, slight citrus, with underlying char.  Some chalk on the finish.  A very nice sparkline wine.  This drinks well now and should be drunk over the next five to eight years.  Certainly g

Drank this at Heuriger Hamböck in Krems, Austria. 11.5% abv. This is considered a dry, "young wine". Young wine refers to the latest wines made which have a special legal status in Austria and are allowed to be sold at Heurigers. Green/gold in color, clear and bright. The nose has peach with slight white pepper. Light tannins. On the palate, minerals with some lemons especially on the finish. Clean. This is easy drinking and refreshing. Drink over the next couple of years. It works well with lighter foods such as cheeses and cold cuts.

Bought off the list a Heuriger Zimmerman in Vienna, Austria.  Light golden in color with some green hues, clear and bright.  The nose is great with limes, white pepper and minerality.  medium bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, limes and green apples with a bit of salinity.  Lively.  Nice finish.  This is delicious and drinks easily with a wider variety of foods.  It would be great with Schnitzel.  Drink over the next five to eight years.  

There did not appear to be a vintage designation but as Heurigers typically serve their new wines, thus likely had a lot if not all of 2021 wine.  It was designated Osterreich (Austria) with no more specific designations.  The wine is green/silver/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is lighter but correct with has asparagus, and white pepper.  Light to medium bodied.  Clean.  On the palate, limes.  This is easy to drink with moderate acidity and finish.  It works with lighter foods.  Drink over the next year or two.