The 2021 Ried Steinertal Loibner Grüner Veltliner Smaragd opens with a deep, clear, intense and complex bouquet with ripe pear aromas intertwined with saline notes. Round and elegant on the palate, this is a medium to full-bodied, dense, vital and saline ...
The bright nose of flint, green apple and cassis pulls you into this refreshing young gruner veltliner, which has stacks of fresh-herb character and plenty of depth on the medium-bodied palate. Crisp finish with nice wet-stone minerality. Matured sur-lie ...
Deep nose of ripe mirabelle with just a whiff of white pepper. Less expansive on the palate than the bouquet suggests, but everything fits together so beautifully. Long, refined finish with a ton of candied-citrus character. Drink or hold.
With its mesmerizing and utterly classic bouquet, the 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva lifts from the glass, mixing crushed black cherry, plum and leathery aromas with notes of sage, lavender and violets. The textures are silky-smooth, enveloping the p...
White grapefruit aromas greet you first, followed by lemongrass, green papayas, anise and flint stones. Mineral and driven, a little austere for now, with a medium body and tight, linear structure. Very precise. This has a long way to go. Drink or hold.
White pepper, crushed rocks, lemon pith and some nutmeg and white peach aromas. It’s medium-bodied, well structured and sharp, with bright acidity marrying rocky minerality and just-ripe stone fruit. So much tension at the finish. Drink or hold.