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NIEDERÖSTERREICH/LOWER AUSTRIA<br />
90 Grüner Veltliner Strasser Weinberge 2017<br />
92 Grüner Veltliner Strasser Weinberge 2016<br />
91 Grüner Veltliner Strasser Weinberge 2015<br />
90 anina verde - Grüner Veltliner mit<br />
Rieslingschalen vergoren 2017<br />
92 anina verde - Grüner Veltliner mit<br />
Rieslingschalen vergoren 2016<br />
(91) Riesling Strasser Weinberge 2017<br />
92 Riesling Strasser Weinberge 2016<br />
92 Riesling Strasser Weinberge 2015<br />
90 Riesling “die Leidenschaft” 2016<br />
93 Riesling “die Leidenschaft” 2015<br />
Pale golden yellow. Ripe peach and fresh apricot with<br />
abundant minerality. Ripe, juicy tropical fruit with an elegant<br />
spine of acid. Palpable residual sweetness is well integrated<br />
and countered with a salty mineral character. A<br />
highly individual Riesling style.<br />
93 Riesling “die Leidenschaft” 2014<br />
90 Riesling Strasser Wechselberg Spiegel 2015<br />
91 Neuburger Strasser Weinberge 2016<br />
91 Chardonnay Neuburger<br />
“die Leidenschaft” 2016<br />
93 Chardonnay Neuburger<br />
“die Leidenschaft” 2015<br />
91 Chardonnay Neuburger<br />
“die Leidenschaft” 2014<br />
92 Gemischter Satz Terrassen <strong>19</strong>58 2016<br />
89 Gemischter Satz 2017<br />
92 Gemischter Satz 2016<br />
92 Zöbinger Heiligenstein 2015 GV/RR/WR<br />
91 Roter Veltliner Terrassen <strong>19</strong>79 2015<br />
92 Müller-Thurgau Per se 2015<br />
91 Müller-Thurgau Per se 2014<br />
90 Rosa Marie 2017<br />
90 Rosa Marie 2016<br />
92 Rosa Marie 2015<br />
SSSSS<br />
WEINGUT<br />
BRÜNDL-<br />
MAYER<br />
Many things are impressive at the<br />
Bründlmayer estate: the people, the<br />
quality of the wines, 80 hectares of<br />
vineyards and, last but not least, the friendly,<br />
humble man who has been responsible<br />
for one of Austria’s model enterprises since<br />
<strong>19</strong>80. Nearly every single wine, from the<br />
lightest Grüner Veltliner to the red wine and<br />
sparkling has the potential to be the vintage’s<br />
best in its category. The vineyards are predominantly<br />
terraced slopes and have been<br />
cultivated organically since 2015. Around<br />
one third of the vines are trained in the “lyra”<br />
split canopy system. The vineyards are cultivated<br />
sustainably and no herbicides are used.<br />
The geologically oldest and certainly most interesting<br />
site is the Zöbinger Heiligenstein.<br />
This soil stems from the Permian period 270<br />
million years ago. Desert sand with volcanic<br />
components are the origin of the rock here.<br />
Exceptional Riesling, Merlot and Cabernet<br />
grow high on the mountain, which is part of<br />
a wildlife preservation area. The most important<br />
variety is Grüner Veltliner and it yields a<br />
broad assortment of wines ranging from the<br />
light, dry quality and kabinett wines all the<br />
way through to the complex, concentrated<br />
single-vineyard spätlese. Rieslings grow on<br />
the meagre rock of the Steinmassl and Heiligenstein<br />
vineyards and are famous for their<br />
potential to reach an almost biblical age. Specialties<br />
of the house are Chardonnay and the<br />
other Burgundian varieties, Blauburgunder<br />
(Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc),<br />
and Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), which were<br />
planted by Wilhelm Bründlmayer senior in<br />
the <strong>19</strong>50s and <strong>19</strong>60s. The red wines make up<br />
an impressive one third of production. Willi’s<br />
father planted black varieties because his<br />
wife enjoyed drinking a glass of red wine in<br />
the evening. The red wines excel with finesse<br />
rather than power. It is a challenge to ripen<br />
red wine varieties in the marginal Kamptal<br />
76 falstaff WINE GUIDE <strong>2018</strong>
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