Rudi Pichler Wosendorfer Kollmutz Gruner Veltliner Smaragd 2022 Serra Gaucha sambuca and orange peel

sambuca and orange peel

and the grapes were picked late

The fruit is wonderfully dark and brooding

Mineral and quinine accents linger on the finish

The focus and purity of red and black cherries is wonderful to taste

Rudi Pichler Wosendorfer Kollmutz Gruner Veltliner Smaragd 2022 Serra Gaucha sambuca and orange peelI have heard gruner veltliner dismissed for supposedly not being elegant, but this is an extremely elegant example! Very complex nose of snow peas, green beans, wild herbs and green pepper. On the medium bodied palate, this remarkable gruner veltliner has a discreet succulence, but what makes it amazing is the way it glides so gracefully over the palate, then splash lands in a deep pool of wet stone minerality. Underplayed power and concentration! 97