Tyler Smyth

9.4

Light and refreshing with a nice zest. Extremely drinkable. — 4 days ago

H W

8.9

Apple, green vegetal notes, spicy, bone dry, medium body, medium plus acidity — 7 months ago

Jess

9.0

Pale lemon color.
Aromas of
Dry. Flavors lemon, lemongrass, mineral. Citrus & herbal.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 years ago

Byron C Mayes

9.0

Bright gold. Abundant, aromatic nose of honeyed yellow apple and wet stone. Smells sweeter than it really is. Medium bodied palate gives crisp yellow apple, honeysuckle, and stony minerality from entry to moderate finish. Medium plus acidity. Exquisite Austrian Riesling from Kremstal with all of the aromatics and complexity of — dare I say it? — a Wachau Smaragd. Wursts and pork dishes are the natural pairing, but the universal white is always ready for anything, including extra time in the cellar. Drink now through 2029. — 4 years ago

Alex Martin

9.0

Excellent for the price. Fruity and light tannins. Paired excellently with pork and spicy food. — 6 years ago

Charles Hackett

9.2

This is an amazing rose from Austria. Purchased it during the summer of 2020, but it made it until December in our wine fridge. Glad that it did, because it delicious and I will purchase again to enjoy on hot summer day! — 6 years ago

Benton Maglinger

8.9

Crisp, light, mineral, fizz — 7 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Solid, right-up-the-middle #grunerveltliner, lemon, dried apricot, herbal and signature white pepper nose. Medium-plus body palate, moderate acidity. — 2 months ago

Michael Younkins

9.2

Really nice wine, citrus notes on the front but ends up smooth and clean. Light yellow color. — 9 months ago

Jess

9.3

Pale lemon color.
Aromas of white peach, lemon
Dry. Flavors of lemon, white peach, pear, melon. Amazing acidity. Long finish.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 1/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5 — 3 years ago

Neil Wanee

9.5

Our 2019 edition had Chremisa in large letters on the bottle and it was fabulous. It was different than any Gruner we’ve had. — 5 years ago

Jan A

9.0

Really nice balance and tropical fruits emerge more and more upon air exposure — 5 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.7

Just opened this. One can tell this will be a journey. I would only open this if you have at least 2-3 hours to Taste it. It’s all over the place on open. Basically tastes like if Ziereisen made wine in the mountains.

Nose is dense but has that alpine thing you get from like savoie. Very pretty. Almost intoxicating. Like a field of flowering cherry trees on top of a mountain.

Palate is very bright. Sweet cherry fruit.

A 9.5 easy on open. I’m guessing this will be better as it airs and integrates.

As this opens holy fuck. Nose is alpine with some gevrey spice. Palate is rubber made from grape vines (I know impossible), cherry. Rich. Elegant Cherry extract. Just a kiss of bitterness. Wowowowowo. So elegantly rich. Unbelievable.

Bought from fass selections. — 6 years ago

Matthew Korzelius

8.9

Nose: lemon curd, lemon pastry. Fruit jellies. Grapefruit feel. Lemon juice.

Palate: light effervescence. Lemon Crystal light. Limestone. Flint. Iron. SO mineral. Lemon pulp. — 6 years ago

Rufus King

9.1

Delicious Grüner Veltliner enjoyed on Viking Danube River cruise — 6 months ago

MS

9.0

Crisp not too dry — 8 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

The nose is just the most incredible thing and if the palate wasn’t so delicious I’d be smelling this cider till the pigs come home. It’s smokey. But smokey in a smoked applewood type of way. It’s got green apple, red apple, and the aromas are mostly green and red apple skins and not the flesh. It’s not floral but has that same floral effect a floral red or white wine has in that it’s expansive and has a bouquet but these “floral” aromas are more like leaves. Fresh, gorgeous leaves. It’s so uncanny how complex this nose is. The nose also has hickory and iodine and I yelled out “This!! This is what would happen if you made Puligny Montrachet from apples!” I was so proud of myself. It’s got that Puligny iodine, sweet hazelnut thing and a kind of florality from the combo of apple skins and leaves. It’s just insane. After maybe 25-45 minutes of air this develops some quince, apricots and spice aromas that only add to the allure.

The palate is so juicy. I mean this is juicy and delicious like nothing else. It’s so explosive and just bursting with the purest green and red apple flavors one can imagine. It’s absurd. Nearly religious experience as you cannot comprehend how apples can be fermented into something that is at once contemplative and also insanely delicious. It’s delicious like ice cream you cannot stop eating. There are few wines like this and even fewer beverages. It’s so pure and so refined with just incredible finesse. The palate has these amazing candied apples that I have never experienced before in my life. These candied apples in this cider have to be tasted to be believed. There are also flavors of brioche and sourdough bread. There is a hint of sweetness but it’s like the sweetness one gets when one bites into a ripe, juicy perfect mid season apple. This is so so juicy and so clean. I mean this is as clean as any beverage I have ever had. The finish goes on forever and ever and finished with spice, complexity, green apple skins, green leaves, hazelnuts and iodine. This is absolutely bonkers cider — 2 years ago

Alex Martin

9.4

For the price, this is an excellent wine. Subtle hint of tannins, mellow fruitiness, and nice and dry. Excellent with Thai style pork skewers. — 6 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

This was more full. Dry, but still went well with grilled peaches. — 6 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

Double magnum. — 7 years ago