Underwood Mountain Vineyards Grüner Veltliner

Underwood Mountain Vineyard, Columbia Gorge, skin contact Grüner Veltliner. A bit of an experimental wine. Burnt orange in color, excellent clarity. Some sediment in the bottle, flocculent yeast, perhaps. A musk-like and pine aroma in nose, floral and grapefruit pith flavors, skin tannin finish with mild astringency, slight seed tannins bitterness with floral and light lactic notes in aftertaste. Bone dry. The body is light, almost silky mouthfeel followed by the skin tannin rasp on the finish. Not a variety I’ve previously seen done in an orange wine style. The more I taste this one, though, the more I like it.

A young Gruner but still a wonderful expression of citrus and oil mixed together. Had this as a sipping wine pre dinner and thoroughly enjoyed it. Glad I have more in the rack.