This wine benefits from some time in bottle. Wood and fruit are integrated, bringing out the spice in the fruit, while leaving delicious apple and white currant fruits to blossom. Screwcap.
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(10/1/2011)
The chalk soil of the Rabenstein Vineyard has 50-year-old vines, which produce a dense, concentrated wine. Spice and mineral characters combine with creamed apple in a rich display. The wine could certainly age over the next 3–4 years. Screwcap.
— R.V.
(12/31/2012)
A single-vineyard wine that displays creamed pear and apple flavors, softly touched with wood. It’s an elegant wine, although whether wood aging and Grüner go together is a debateable point. Let the wood soften and it will show more of the ripe fruit. Screwcap.
— R.V.
(10/1/2011)
Made from fruit that’s sourced from over 50-year-old vines, this is a rich, concentrated single-vineyard wine. It shows notes of tropical fruit and pear, with just the right amount of crisp acidity. A dash of pepper gives spice to the wine. Showing its origins in the cool region of Weinviertel, the wine ends with a crisp bite of lemon.
— R.V.
(12/31/2012)
Rounded yet fresh, this is a warm, intense, spicy wine with just the right balance between fruit and acidity. It has good minerality that lends texture. Screwcap.
— R.V.
(7/1/2012)
This intensely aromatic wine has perfumes of peach, apricot and ripe plum. These fruits dominate the warm, ripe palate, with just a hint of minerality.
— R.V.
(12/31/2012)
The Burggarten Vineyard is below the Falkenstein Castle, producing a Pinot Blanc that is rich and creamy, with a slight hint of wood aging. Fullbodied with pear and white peach flavors, it will mature for 3–4 years. Screwcap.
— R.V.
(12/31/2012)
Despite the light alcohol, the wine feels full, with a complex array of green and white fruit flavors, certainly crisp, but also with a tangy structure, ripe fruits and final rounded, warm acidity. Screwcap.
— R.V.
(10/1/2011)