2018 Hofbauer-Schmidt “Klassik” (Weinviertel): Gruner, doing its level best Sauvignon Blanc impersonation. $NA B 2017 Weingut Ewald Gruber-Röschitz Mühlberg Grüner Veltliner (Weinviertel): Maybe sporting a bit too much midriff, but you gotta love the pepper-herbs-grapefruit combo. $32 B+ 2015 Salzl Seewinkelhof Sacris Premium (Burgenland): Zeigelt that won’t give you the Zzzs; rounded, juicy, and delicious….
Category: wine mini-reviews
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For March 9, 2020
2017 Baumgartner Ried Zöbinger Heiligenstein Riesling Reserve (Kamptal): Pure like a mountain stream, fresh like a just-cut lime, steely like a suit of armor. $NA A- 2017 Weingut Leindl Zöbinger Heiligenstein Riesling (Kamptal): Seriously strong, seriously spicy, and seriously… serious. $45 A- 2017 Barbara Öhlzelt Heiligenstein Reserve Riesling (Kamptal): Holy austerity, Batman!! $36 B+ 2016…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For March 2, 2020
1999 Domane Wachau Freie Weingartner Achleiten Riesling Smaragd (Wachau): Insert long series of repeating mind-blown emojis here. $NA A 2012 Weingut Franz Hirtzberger Singerriedel Riesling Smaragd (Wachau): Quince, apricot, and enough energy and spices to keep you bust for a good, long while. $97 A 2017 Schloss Gobelsburg Heiligenstein Riesling Reserve Erste OTW Lage (Kamptal):…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For February 24, 2020
2015 Weingut Schmelz Pichl Point Gruner Veltliner Smaragd (Wachau): This Point is on point, and focused almost to a fault – almost! $NA B+ 2017 Weingut Brandl Ried Zobringer Heiligenstein “1OTW” Riesling Reserve (Kamptal): Flinty with flair, appealing with apples, piquant with pear. $NA A- 2017 Weingut Ludwig Ehn Zobinger Heiligenstein Reserve Riesling Erste OTW…