Weingut Bründmayer Riesling Ried Steinmassl 1ÖTW Kamptal DAC 2019

Weingut Bründmayer Riesling Ried Steinmassl 1ÖTW Kamptal DAC 2019

The colour is a bright and vivid lemon-green with a silver tinge. The nose is intense and floral, full of gourmandise. It reveals notes of ripe white peaches, jasmine, honeysuckle, pear blossom, a hint of grapefruit zest, pomelo, fine nuances of smoke and kerosene. The palate is zesty, dense and grippy, demonstrating depth and complexity….

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Weingut Bründmayer Riesling Ried Heiligenstein 1ÖTW Alte Reben Kamptal 2020

Weingut Bründmayer Riesling Ried Heiligenstein 1ÖTW Alte Reben Kamptal 2020

The wine demonstrates a pale lemon-green colour. The nose is delicate but profound and complex, revealing nuances of jasmine, ripe peach, a touch of candied pineapple, grapefruit zest and lime pith. The palate is direct and steely, bone-dry and even slightly austere with its searing acidity. We find notes of lime zest, a touch of…

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Weingut Bründmayer Grüner Veltliner Ried Lamm 1ÖTW Kamptal 2020

Weingut Bründmayer Grüner Veltliner Ried Lamm 1ÖTW Kamptal 2020

The wine shows a shiny, crystalline pale straw colour with a silver hue. The nose is smoky, revealing notes of struck match, roasted sunflower seeds, a touch of yellow apple, dried herbs and warm chalk. The palate is dense, saline, tangy and grippy, with a lot of elegance combined with depth and complexity. The wine…

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Schloss Gobelsburg Grüner Veltliner Eiswein 2018

Schloss Gobelsburg Grüner Veltliner Eiswein 2018

The wine shows a bright golden-straw colour. On the nose it reveals notes of dried apricots, confit peaches, apricot pie, a hint of kumquat, ginger, a touch of tangerine zest, a nice fruit purity. The palate is sweet without being cloying, the acidity is zesty and balancing well the sugars. The palate demonstrates notes of…

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Château Coutet 2021 – Barsac 1er Cru Classé

Château Coutet 2021 – Barsac 1er Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, fresh, racy and shows a certain minerality, a fine straightness. There are notes of crisp flat peach, white flowers and, more slightly, fresh verbena combined with fine touches of fresh lychee and a subtle hint of quince, fresh quince, a subtle hint of lemon and fresh physalis. The palate is fruity…

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Château du Tertre Blanc 2021 – Vin de France

Château du Tertre Blanc 2021 – Vin de France

(25% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Viognier, 12% Chardonnay, 38% Gros Manseng) The nose is elegant, precise, tight and reveals relative power and some intensity. There are notes of quenette, green apple and more lightly citrus fruits combined with touches of white flowers, lychee, a hint of quenette, a discreet hint of eucalyptus and a subtle touch…

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Château Doisy-Daëne 2021 – Sauternes 2ème Cru Classé

Château Doisy-Daëne 2021 – Sauternes 2ème Cru Classé

The nose is nicely fresh and shows delicacy and mastery. There are notes of fresh tangerine, kumquat and, more slightly, quince, combined with touches of crushed yellow fruit, as well as hints of dried apricot, a subtle hint of fresh bean/racy minerality and a very discreet hint of roasted pineapple. The palate is fruity and…

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Château d’Arche 2021 – Sauternes 2ème Cru Classé

Château d’Arche 2021 – Sauternes 2ème Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, fruity and reveals a fine compote character. There are notes of applesauce, crushed pear and, to a lesser extent, fresh lychee, combined with hints of sweet lemon/crystalline citrus and discreet hints of white flowers. The palate is fruity and demonstrates juiciness, minerality, good definition, a certain gourmandize, some unctuosity, a nice…

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Château Rieussec 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

Château Rieussec 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, complex and shows some intensity, concentration, freshness and a fine crispness. There are notes of crushed peach, fleshy/crushed white berries with hints of star fruit, fresh quince with fine lemon, racy minerality/fresh grapes, subtle/delicate hints of beeswax, spices and a very discreet hint of verbena, fresh sap and brioche. The palate…

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Château Rayne Vigneau 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

Château Rayne Vigneau 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, tight and reveals pulpiness, freshness and a certain richness. There are notes of stewed nectarine, small white fruits in syrup combined with touches of quince, candied mirabelle plum, white flowers as well as discreet hints of saffron, cypress and a subtle touch of candied zest mandarin. The palate is nicely fresh,…

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