Schloss Gobelsburg
Reserve Ried Steinsetz Kamptal Riesling
Kamptal, Niederösterreich, Austria
Green apple and pear, lemon grass, minerality, slight salinity
Green apple and pear, lemon grass, minerality, slight salinity
Jun 2nd, 2018Gruner rather - intensely aromatic, authoritative from the get-go. Aromas burst from the glass displaying clove poached pears, green mango, butterscotch, honey oat and grapefruit marmalade. Ephemeral moments of feeling like oaked Chardonnay and intervals of feeling savoury and herbaceous. There's a lot going on. It's fresh, semi creamy, savoury, medium bodied and has energy and life to give. Focused, sense and just about 'jam-packed' full of flavor. It's rich, it's generous but turns a sharp corner and finishes long, dry and with serious minerality. There's more of a baked apple character to the palate certainly amongst poached pear, grapefruit and there's a feint nougat edge too. Probably one of my favourite Austrian Gruners I've had. Maybe not quite as rich or oaked as some, but this meets somewhere and the middle and they've just nailed it.
Gruner rather - intensely aromatic, authoritative from the get-go. Aromas burst from the glass displaying clove poached pears, green mango, butterscotch, honey oat and grapefruit marmalade. Ephemeral moments of feeling like oaked Chardonnay and intervals of feeling savoury and herbaceous. There's a lot going on. It's fresh, semi creamy, savoury, medium bodied and has energy and life to give. Focused, sense and just about 'jam-packed' full of flavor. It's rich, it's generous but turns a sharp corner and finishes long, dry and with serious minerality. There's more of a baked apple character to the palate certainly amongst poached pear, grapefruit and there's a feint nougat edge too. Probably one of my favourite Austrian Gruners I've had. Maybe not quite as rich or oaked as some, but this meets somewhere and the middle and they've just nailed it.
Mar 19th, 2017
