WTN: 2002 Bründlmayer Grüner Veltliner Alte Reben
Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 5:36 pm
My Riesling loving friend was over again today. I thought he might like GV also - I was right, he loved this wine. This must be the first time in my life that I open a bottle of wine without food (we'd both eaten beforehand) - formal tastings excluded of course. This wine, if any, demanded food. Some alsatian style fish with onions, mushrooms and cream baked in the oven would, I imagine, be great. This seems to need lots of time though - seems more for the long haul than the Gobelsburg I recently had.
Posted from CellarTracker
I'm quite enthusiastic about this wine - and here I thought 2002 GV was hit by harvest time rains? Maybe B got lucky and missed them as this seems to have no hint of dilution.
- 2002 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Grüner Veltliner Alte Reben - Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal (5/5/2006)
Hay coloured. The nose has hay also, lots of minerality and that typical GV earthiness/dirtyness to the fruit. The attack is limpid in its fruitiness but on the mid-palate the acidity and stunning minerality and overall intensity appear very quickly. The aftertaste follows in a logical and harmonious manner and has great length and intensity. Very good.
Posted from CellarTracker
I'm quite enthusiastic about this wine - and here I thought 2002 GV was hit by harvest time rains? Maybe B got lucky and missed them as this seems to have no hint of dilution.