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Review	Product Name	Vintage	Rating	Date Sort ascending	Favorite
Rudi Pichler - Malibu Beach Inn/Blog	Grüner Veltliner Ried Hochrain Smaragd	2018		May-2020
Review “’You don’t typically go to the store to pick up Austrian wine to enjoy at home — at least I didn’t until I was introduced to this very affordable stunner,’ says Cervantes. Native to a colder climate, “high acidity, gun flint, and honeydew melon stand out most for me in this wine. It shows more character with big body due to the ‘lees’ contact (the wine’s contact on dead yeast cells) during the winemaking process,” Cervantes explains. Pair this wine with Chinese take-out, spicy Thai food, and tacos with some kick to them, he suggests. ‘An easy call in our household with our love for heat & spice!’”
Loimer - Planet Grape	Grüner Veltliner Langenlois Kamptal DAC	2018	90	Apr-2020
Review “Light, tart, fresh and dry with notes of lemon, lime, grapefruit, peach, fennel and white pepper. Certified Organic.”
Stadt Krems - Wine & Spirits	Grüner Veltliner Kremstal DAC	2018	87	Apr-2020
Review “This needs air to get past its reductive tones; then the dense lentil-like flavors turn toward yellow apple and a hint of white pepper bitterness. For a pork chop.” (Best Buy)
Stadt Krems - Wine & Spirits	Grüner Veltliner Ried Wachtberg 1ÖTW Kremstal DAC Reserve	2018	90	Apr-2020
Review “Focused on the spicy side of veltliner, this fills its broad, silky texture with earthy white-pepper flavors. Pour it with something equally spicy, like a watercress salad with beets and pumpkin seeds.”
Loimer - Wine & Spirits	Grüner Veltliner Langenlois Kamptal DAC	2016	92	Apr-2020
Review “Fermented and aged in used oak and acacia barrels, this is a sumptuous veltliner, a gentle wash of golden apple and piecrust flavor. The wood accents the juicy sweetness of the fruit, and adds a textured warmth that makes it feel generous and full-bodied.”
Loimer - Wine & Spirits	Extra Brut Reserve	N/V	92	Apr-2020
Review “Fred Loimer combines Zweigelt and Grüner Veltliner with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay for this sparkler. He ferments it first in stainless steel, then again in bottle, the wine resting a year and a half on the lees and finished with a low dosage—an element that comes through in this wine’s delicacy. It’s chalky and lean, with pithy acidity powering its floral tones, and an umami note that brings to mind Japanese sake. In fact, it would make a good alternative to sake at a Japanese restaurant.”
Rudi Pichler - Wine & Spirits	Riesling Ried Achleithen Smaragd	2018	90	Apr-2020
Review “This shows the gruffness that this high, windy site can give, the earthy flavors punctuated with pithy acidity and pungent green-herb notes. It’s chewy and concentrated, in need of another few years in the cellar to lengthen out.”
Rudi Pichler - Wine & Spirits	Grüner Veltliner Terrassen Smaragd	2018	93	Apr-2020
Review “While this is one of Pichler’s “basic” wines, a blend of fruit from various parcels, it far outstrips expectations. It’s packed with flavor, from heirloom apple to floral quince to earthy tones of roasted fennel and white pepper. Despite the ripeness, which reads in the wine’s brute strength, it’s savory and long, lasting with energy.”
Rudi Pichler - Wine & Spirits	Grüner Veltliner Ried Achleithen Smaragd	2018	93	Apr-2020
Review “From Achleithen’s steep, windy gneiss slopes, this feels extravagant, a riot of fruit and floral aromas. The flavors are just as exuberant, almost oily in their concentration, with a citrus pithiness to the extract that gives it grip. Cool and tense, this will benefit from aging.”
Stadt Krems - Wine Advocate	Grüner Veltliner Ried Wachtberg 1ÖTW Kremstal DAC Reserve	2018	86	Mar-2020
Review “The 2018 Grüner Veltliner Ried Wachtberg 1ÖTW opens with an intense bouquet of ripe, yellow-fleshed fruit with a delicate spiciness yet also some brandy notes. Sweet and intense on the palate, this is a tight GV with a somewhat astringent, rather unspectacular finish. It's a good wine yet not what I expect from a cru. Tasted at Schloss Grafenegg in September 2019.”

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