2011 Austria
This was a fantastic vintage for Austria, one that celebrates the crystalline beauty and the nation’s contrasting styles of dry, fuller-bodied Riesling and creamy Grüner Veltliner.
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Magnum
£67.20
Case price (3)
£201.60
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£180.00
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Willi Brundlmayer,
Ready, but will keep,
The Riesling vines of the Steinmassel vineyard grow on primary rock with mica-schist. This geological formation of Austria’s southern forest district possesses as classic and traditional a soil type as one is likely to find anywhere Kamptal, Kremstal or Wachau. The meagre, stony soil provides small berries with concentrated flavor.
As far as Riesling is concerned, an important part of the flavor is stored in the grape skins and is set free only by extremely slow pressing of up to 8 hours duration or prolonged skin contact over night. Fermentation is done in stainless steel and maturation is completed on 5-10% of the lees. The result: lifted, pungent lime (flower)notes & texturely very impressive too, with a racy lemon & lime fruit intensity & raciness. Drinking but will keep. Excellent with Asian flavours, also with marinated starters.
David Berry Green
As far as Riesling is concerned, an important part of the flavor is stored in the grape skins and is set free only by extremely slow pressing of up to 8 hours duration or prolonged skin contact over night. Fermentation is done in stainless steel and maturation is completed on 5-10% of the lees. The result: lifted, pungent lime (flower)notes & texturely very impressive too, with a racy lemon & lime fruit intensity & raciness. Drinking but will keep. Excellent with Asian flavours, also with marinated starters.
David Berry Green
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
£220.00
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This wine is a bin-end, discounted by 30%.
Undisputed Grüner specialists and leading producer in the Wachau, F.X. Pichler dates back to 1898. In the early 1970s Franz Xaver (F.X.) Pichler took over the helm at the estate and his meticulous approach to production earned him cult status in Austria. Today the estate is run by his son, Lucas.
So feminine, so refined and softly spoken, Kellerberg Riesling reflects the granite, loess and some alluvial deposits that soak up the south-east facing aspect to give us this sylph-like Riesling; a wine that's been sensitively and traditionally reared in large old oak barrels. It’s a joy to drink even now, along with some freshly smoked brown trout. This wine will improve over the years to come, but it’s already gorgeous, lacy, limey, velvety, with smoothness that comes from the loess component in the soils.