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Grüner Veltliner Löss

Producer: Hiedler
Style: White
Vintage: 2008
Grapes: Grüner Veltliner 100%
Region: Austria < Kamptal

PRICE: $16

Tasting Notes and Food Pairing Suggestions

  • Apple cider braised pork shoulder with quince
  • Spanish "gambas al ajillo" (shrimp with sizzling garlic in olive oil)
  • Broiled black cod with miso

This flinty and floral Grüner from Kamptal has gorgeous body, making it a bit meatier and more substantial on the palate than some other Grüners made in a leaner, racier style. Ripe flavors of sour apricot and white peach are matched by a piercing stream of acidity that holds the wine together and keeps the generous fruit in check. This mineral-driven bottling derives its name from the "loess" soils on which it was grown. An exceptional value for top quality Grüner!

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