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Setzer 2008 8000 Grüner Veltliner (Niederösterreich)

Cellar Selection

Price $47

The vineyard is planted with a density of 8000 plants per hectare, reducing yields but increasing intensity. With enormous concentration, it is super-rich but not quite over the top. Yellow fruits are the evident hallmark here, with pineapple acidity and a dash of pepper. Age for at least five years. Screwcap. Imported by Michael Skurnik Wines. Cellar Selection. — R.V. (10/1/2009)

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Setzer 2010 8000 Grüner Veltliner (Weinviertel)

Cellar Selection

Price $49

The densely planted vineyard that gives this wine its name yields fine concentration, dense pear and melon flavors. The apple skin texture also shows a distinct bite of acidity. Wafts of fruitiness combine with pepper right to the end. An impressive, ageworthy wine. — R.V. (10/1/2011)

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Setzer 2010 Die Lage Grüner Veltliner (Weinviertel)

Price $33

The rich style of a Setzer wine is here, married to tight acidity, a mineral edge and ripeness. Pepper and white currant flavors come together in a mellifluous whole. Age for a year. — R.V. (10/1/2011)

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Setzer 2007 Cuvée 8000 Grüner Veltliner (Niederösterreich)

Editors' Choice

Price $52

The wine’s name refers to the high density—8,000 plants per hectare (3,200 per acre). Hans Setzer follows the current wisdom that high density planting produces greater concentration. And this is definitely a powerful expression of ripe fruit, herbs, spice, ripe red apples and some wood. Big and rich, it finishes with a burst of pepper. — R.V. (11/15/2008)

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Setzer 2004 Grüner Veltliner 8000 (Niederösterreich)

Editors' Choice

Price $37

The 8000 in the wine’s name refers to the number of vines per hectare (the acre equivalent would be around 3,200); the very dense planting is to stress the vines and cut yields from individual plants. The result is a wine that is richly concentrated, smooth and dense, with the classic Grüner pepper, but powerful and creamy. — R.V. (8/1/2007)

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Setzer 2008 Die Lage Grüner Veltliner (Niederösterreich)

Price $31

From the Eichholz south-facing single vineyard, this is a wine that takes its minerality from limestone soil, which gives it concentration. White fruits are sprinkled with pepper and balanced with intense acidity. It is, of course, still young, needing 2–3 years. Screwcap. Imported by Michael Skurnik Wines. — R.V. (10/1/2009)

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Setzer 2008 Lage Kreimelberg Roter Veltliner (Niederösterreich)

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Price $28

Roter Veltliner is a late-ripening variety found mainly in the southern portion of Niederösterreich, near the Danube Valley. Here, it has produced a green-yellow colored wine, smooth and creamy. Flavors are of spice and a fruit salad of green plum, yellow cherry and lychee. — R.V. (12/31/2009)

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Setzer 2005 1 Lage Grüner Veltliner (Niederösterreich)

Price $21

This is in the middle range from Hans Setzer’s impressive collection of Grüner Veltliner. Fresh, but with good weight and intensity. Flavors of dry grapefruit and citrus fruits, along with some light spice and pepper give a delicious, properly varietal character. — R.V. (8/1/2007)

Most Reviewed Designations

1 Lage 8000 Ausstich Cuvée 8000 Die Lage Die Lage Eichholz Grüner Veltliner 8000 Kreimelberg Lage Kreimelberg Ried Eichholz Vesper

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