Brundlmayer Alte Reben Gruner Veltliner 2016
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The nose shows flowers and fresh, exotic fruit (citrus and pineapple), apples, pears, some peppery spice and just a hint of toasty and nutty aromas. On the palate, this wine is dry and offers notes of grapefruit, pineapple, melon, and peppery spice. The wine is concentrated, with good grip, and has nicely-integrated acidity. Quite subtle and well-balanced, showing typical minerality and spice in the long finish.
Very versatile with food -- matches ideally with classic Austrian cuisine, such as Tafelspitz, Backhendl (Austrian fried Chicken), Wiener Schnitzel, or vegetables. When a bit more matured (3-5 years), try pairing with gratins, smoked salmon and trout, and Pan-Asian dishes.
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Tasted as a sample in June 2017, the 2016 Langenlois Grüner Veltliner Alte Reben is from 40+-year-old vines, mainly in the Spiegel and Käferberg. Fermented in stainless steel and aged in 2,500-liter Austrian oak barrels until the summer of 2017, this is a pure, bone dry, fresh and firmly structured Grüner Veltliner with remarkable tannins and stimulating salinity in the finish. It is a Burgundian Veltiner with great purity and freshness. It was harvested in the second and third week of October in the stop-and-go modus, as Andreas Wickhoff explains.
Rating: (91-93)
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The Weingut Bründlmayer is situated in Langenlois, some 70 km north-west of Vienna, upstream along the Danube in the Lower Austrian Kamp Valley. The wooded hills of the Waldviertel protect the vineyards from the cold north-westerly winds. During the day, the sun warms the stony terraces, while at night the fresh, fragrant forest air drifts through the Kamp Valley into the Langenlois Arena. The wines are characterised by a combination of hot days and cool nights, the meeting of the Danube and Kamp valleys, and the geological and climatic diversity of the vineyards.
The winery includes the family dwelling, a cellar equipped with best available technology and a heuriger which is open almost all year round and where all wines can be tasted in a convivial atmosphere. The family members and a committed, enthusiastic workforce devote care and attention to the vinification of the hand-picked grapes.