2017 Pichler-Krutzler Grüner Veltliner Dürnstein, Austria, Wachau, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2017
Score: 
89
Grade: 
B+

Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has grapefruits with white pepper.  Light bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, the grapefruit comes thru along with a touch of white pepper.  Good finish.  Refreshing.  This is probably better with food.  Lighter foods but also fried chicken would work well.  Drink now.  

2020 Heidi Schröck Muskateller Heidi Schröck & Söhne 'nofilter, purearoma', Austria, Neusiedlersee, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2020
Score: 
91
Grade: 
A-

An interesting white from Austria made from the Muskateller grape.  Light golden in color with touches of green, clear and bright.  The nose has tropical fruits along with a touch of nutmeg.  Light bodied.  Slightly oily texture.  Moderate acidity.  On the palate, this is tasty with pineapple and other tropical fruit.  A bit of nuttiness on the finish.  Nice on its own, this will work with lighter foods.  A nice wine with fried appetizers.  

2020 Weingut Setzer Roter Veltliner Wr. Symphoniker, Austria, Niederosterreich, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2020
Score: 
89
Grade: 
B+
Current Price: 
$27.00USD

Rote Veltliner means Red Veltliner but it is not related to the more common Gruner Veltliner.  It is still a white wine from Austria.  Pale silvery/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has Honeydew, slight pears and a hint of almond.  Clean.  Light bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this is refreshing.  The melon continues on the palate with a slight almond note at the end.  Nice on its own, this will be better with food.  It would work well with sea food, but also veal.  Drink over the next few years.  

2019 Nikolaihof Chardonnay, Austria, Wachau, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2019
Score: 
91
Grade: 
A-

This was purchased at the winery.  Screw capped.  Light golden in color.  The nose is interesting with red apples, some hazelnuts and slight floral tones.  Medium bodied.  Light tannins.  Slightly oily texture.  On the palate, apples with light minerality.  A bit of almond on the finish.  This is drinking well now and should continue for another five to eight years.  Nice on its own, this will work with sea food or even fried chicken.

1998 Alois Kracher Welschriesling TBA #4 Zwischen den Seen, Austria, Neusiedlersee, Wine Review

Vintage: 
1998
Score: 
95
Grade: 
A
Current Price: 
$160.00USD

It is always a pleasure to drink Kracher, especially an older one.  The lower the number, generally, the less sweet they are.  Iced tea in color, clear and bright.  The nose is lively with molasses, hazelnuts, but also apricots and salinity.  Full bodied.  Viscous.  On the palate, this sweet but not crazy sweet.  Good balance.  Delicious.  Easy to  drink.  Flavors of hazel nuts, Salinity and slight dried figs.  Long finish.  This will work with less sweet cakes, maybe something nutty.  Drink over the next ten years or so.  

2020 Sattlerhof Sauvignon Blanc Südsteiermark

Vintage: 
2020
Score: 
91
Grade: 
A-
Current Price: 
$18.00USD

This is a relatively inexpensive and very good Sauvignon Blanc from Austria.  Green/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with peach and slight wild herbal notes.  Light to medium bodied.  Nice, mildly viscous texture.  On the palate, this has lively acidity and good balance.  The peach comes thru.  Moderate finish.  This drinks well on its own and works well with food.  This was a nice complement to spicy Indian foods.  Drink over the next three to five years.  Screw capped.  

2016 Nikolaihof Riesling Steiner Hund, Austria, Wachau, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2016
Score: 
97
Grade: 
A+

This bottle was purchased last summer at the winery.  Great showing for this wine.  Dry.  12.5% abv.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is interesting with peaches, crushed stones and slight herbal notes.  With air, just a hint of petrol emerges.  Medium to full bodied.  Slightly viscous.  Complex and deep on the palate.  Peaches and crushed rocks.  Long finish.  Not a typical showing but delicious.  The wine wis Demeter certified Biodynamic.  Drinking well, this will easily go another fifteen to twenty years.  Very food versatile, this wend great with Vegetable stuffed Tof

2019 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Grüner Veltliner 1ÖTW Ried Loiserberg, Austria, Kamptal, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2019
Score: 
92
Grade: 
A-
Current Price: 
$33.00USD

This is very young but really showing some stuffing.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with limes, white pepper, and slight grapefruit.  Medium to full bodied.  Nice, slightly oily texture.  On the palate, this is dry.  Notes of lemons, limes and some black pepper.  Good acidity.  Long finish. This could use five years in the cellar, but it is drinking well now.  Drink over the next five to ten years.  Nice on its own, this would be nice with Veal Chops.  

2021 Winzerhof Dürauer Roter Veltliner Göttweiger Berg, Austria, Niederosterre, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2021
Score: 
90
Grade: 
A-

This is painstakingly made in the winery to ensure there is no rot in the grapes.  Screw capped.  11.5% abv.  Green/gold in color, clear and bright.  This has a small amount of spritz to it.  Chances are likely that a bit of CO2 is introduced at bottling to give it this effect in order to make a refreshing wine.  The nose is good with smoke, orange peel, and slight strawberry notes.  Slightly oily texture which is nice.  On the palate, this is pretty much dry but not quite.  Lower acidity.  Nice minerality with some char and citrus.  Nice finish.  This is an easy wine to drink on its own an

2021 Winzerhof Dürauer Grüner Veltliner Kremstal DAC Ried Gottschelle Nr.1, Austria, Kremstal DAC, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2021
Score: 
90
Grade: 
A-

This is from Austria.  Screw capped.  Upon pouring, this is noticeably spritzy/frothy.  A friend who brought the bottles back from Austria said a bottle consumed last summer was not spritzy.  It would appear that this is a separate bottling and best guess, they gave it a shot of CO2 right before bottling.  There is a popular drink in Austria made from Gruner Veltliner and Selzer which is essentially a Gruner Spritzer.  Perhaps, this is the wineries take on that.  Light golden with a fair amount of medium sized bubbles.  Clear and bright.  The nose has limes, pears, and slight herbal note wh

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