WTN: Kittmannsberg and Kaboodle

by **David M. Bueker** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 10:25 am

2021 Hiedler Grüner Veltliner 1ÖTW Reserve Kittmannsberg - Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal (3/29/2024)
Sealed under a DIAM10 cork!

Maybe it's just the youth of the wine, but this was incredibly tight, showing mostly deep, stony power, and not a lot of fruit or even the classic Grüner Veltliner cress/pea notes. Ultimately it felt much more like some uber-stony Riesling than anything in the Grüner family. A powerful and imposing wine for sure, but not what I was looking for on this particular night. I will let my other bottles sleep for a long time.