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is rich and concentrated. It has weight, with the ripe
white-peach fruit giving a smooth edge to the otherwise
taut, mineral acidity. Age over 3–4 years. Glass stopper.
Winebow. —R.V.
abv: 13% Price: $40
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Summerer 2010 Schenkenbichl Reserve
Grüner Veltliner (Kamptal). Beautifully
smooth, this ripe wine contrasts its rich peach and
pineapple flavors with a squeezed lime note and taut
acidity. With its intensely-fruity finish, this is a wine for
aging. Savio Soares Selections. Editors’ Choice. —R.V.
abv: 13% Price: $28
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Türk 2010 Kremser Sandgrube Reserve
Grüner Veltliner (Kremstal). This is a powerful
and intense wine, with its rich fruit encased by
a tight line of acidity. It has great depth of fruit, with
structure and a spice note. With its acidity, this is a wine
that should age. Screwcap. Niche Import Company.
Cellar Selection. —R.V.
abv: 13% Price: $29
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Unger 2010 Gottschelle Erste Lage Reserve
Grüner Veltliner (Kremstal). Textured
and concentrated, this offers layers of green fruit
and tightly controlled acidity. Packed with fruit, this
complex wine should age for several more years. Screwcap.
Verity Wine Partners. —R.V.
abv: 13% Price: $NA
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Unger 2010 Oberfeld Erste Lage Alte Reben
Reserve Grüner Veltliner (Kremstal).
Rich and almost liquorous in its texture, this is powerful
stuff. It has weight, with intense, concentrated flavors
of tropical fruit, spice and a smooth character. The
acidity lends lift on the finish. Screwcap. Adventures In
Wine. —R.V.
abv: 14.5% Price: $NA
92
Weixelbaum 2010 Wahre Welte Reserve
Grüner Veltliner (Kamptal). This is a big,
fruity wine that has a dense texture and intense white
fruit and peach fruit flavors. It’s an impressive, rich
wine, worth aging for 2–3 years. Screwcap. Slocum &
Sons, Inc. Cellar Selection. —R.V.
abv: 13% Price: $NA
91
Felsner 2011 Alte Reben Reserve Grüner
Veltliner (Niederösterreich). A hugely-rich
wine that is very concentrated, offering as much pepper
flavor as fruit. With its weight and soft, velvety texture,
there are notes of ripe yellow fruit and pear. This should
age over several years. Screwcap. Slocum & Sons, Inc.
Cellar Selection. —R.V.
abv: 14% Price: $NA
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Forstreiter 2010 Schiefer Reserve Grüner
Veltliner (Kremstal). A currant flavor pushes
this wine to a rich, concentrated fruitiness. It is dry,
although the superripe fruit gives an illusion of sweetness.
The concentration and density of the fruit are impressive.
Screwcap. Frederick Wildman & Sons, Ltd.
—R.V.
abv: 13.5% Price: $NA
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Hermann Moser 2011 Fortissimo Reserve
Grüner Veltliner (Kremstal). Made
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from grapes sourced from the Gebling Vineyard, this
has broad, ripe yellow fruit and a touch of spice. With
its rich mouthfeel, it is a serious wine, both complex
and intense. Age for at least a year. Screwcap. Boutique
Wine Collection. —R.V.
abv: 13% Price: $30
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Nigl 2010 Senftenberger Pellingen Erste
Lage Privat Grüner Veltliner (Kremstal).
A wine that pushes the concept of Grüner to its limits.
It is powerful, dense and concentrated, with spice, lychee
and apricot flavors. This is full bodied, superrich.
Screwcap. Michael Skurnik Wines. —R.V.
abv: 14.5% Price: $52
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Rabl 2010 Käferberg Reserve Grüner
Veltliner (Kamptal). This is concentrated
fruity and very spicy. It has an intensity of fruit flavor,
its nutmeg character balanced by crisp green apples,
pear skins and a great depth of acidity. Screwcap. Verity
Wine Partners. —R.V.
abv: 13.5% Price: $29
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Salomon-Undhof 2010 Von Stein Reserve
Grüner Veltliner (Kremstal). This is
an elegant wine that has a smooth, perfumed character,
with a racy, peppery edge. It has a crisp element, white
fruit and pineapple. This should age for several years.
Screwcap. Fruit of the Vines, Inc. —R.V.
abv: 13.5% Price: $55
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Wieninger 2011 Herrenholz Grüner Veltliner
(Vienna). Pepper and spice notes dominate
this wine. It has a full texture and a ripe character
from the apricot and kiwi flavors. Concentrated and
rich, it would benefit from a year of aging. Winebow.
—R.V.
abv: 12.5% Price: $28
90
Allram 2010 Hasel Alte Reben Reserve
Grüner Veltliner (Kamptal). Combining
richness and freshness, this has a crisp apple flavor
that mingles with smooth-textured yellow fruit. Its ripe
while still preserving its taut finish. Screwcap. Vias Imports.
—R.V.
abv: 13.5% Price: $NA
90
Dürnberg 2011 Grüner Veltliner (Weinviertel).
Rounded yet fresh, this is a warm, intense,
spicy wine with just the right balance between
fruit and acidity. It has good minerality that lends texture.
Screwcap. Private Reserve. —R.V.
abv: 12.5% Price: $17
90
Felsner 2010 Vordernberg Reserve
Grüner Veltliner (Kremstal). Big and
rich, this is just settling into its stride. It has weight
and richness, with taut acidity as well as a forward,
concentrated, fruity character. For food and for aging.
Slocum & Sons, Inc. —R.V.
abv: 13.5% Price: $NA
90
Forstreiter 2011 Schiefer Reserve Grüner
Veltliner (Kremstal). This is full bodied, ripe
and creamy. It has flavors of tropical fruit, spiced pineapple
and a touch of pepper. The underlying grapefruit
acidity holds everything together. Screwcap. Frederick
Wildman & Sons, Ltd. —R.V.
abv: 13.5% Price: $NA
90
Hermann Moser 2011 Karmeliterberg
Grüner Veltliner (Kremstal). Crisply fruity,
this is delicate, with clean lines of acidity. It shows
delicious flavors of green apple and bitter orange,
with a tangy, zesty texture. The finish is dry and taut.
Screwcap. Boutique Wine Collection. —R.V.
abv: 12.5% Price: $15
90
Hirsch 2010 Kammerner Heiligenstein
Grüner Veltliner (Kamptal). This is
beautifully crisp, with its acidity cutting the tense, mineral
texture. It has a light touch, and is perfumed with
green apple and pineapple notes that dance on the palate.
Age 2–3 years. Screwcap. Michael Skurnik Wines.
—R.V.
abv: 12% Price: $NA
90
Loimer 2011 Grüner Veltliner (Kamptal).
Rich and rounded, this has notes of spice and
ripe white and yellow fruit. Immediately attractive, it
has complex acidity and a zesty texture. This should be
ready to drink in 6 months. Screwcap. Winebow. —R.V.
abv: 12.5% Price: $22
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Nigl 2010 Herzstück vom Kirchenberg
Grüner Veltliner (Kremstal). Really ripe,
this is a full-bodied wine that is full of tropical fruit contrasted
with green apple flavor. It has weight, intensity
and just a hint of spice. This should be aged 1–2 years at
least. Screwcap. Michael Skurnik Wines. —R.V.
abv: 13.5% Price: $53
90
Pratsch 2010 Steinberg Grüner Veltliner
(Niederösterreich). With its pear and apricot
fruits, this has a delicious full-bodied character, and the
the grapefruit acidity keeps it fresh. Screwcap. Winesellers
Ltd. —R.V.
abv: 13% Price: $25
90
Steininger 2011 Grand Cru Grüner Veltliner
(Kamptal). This is an intriguingly-spiced
wine that shows a cinnamon flavor along with notes of
concentrated, rich yellow fruit and lime. It’s an exotic
wine that will need two years to come together. Screwcap.
Select Wines. —R.V.
abv: 13.5% Price: $28
90
Stift Göttweig 2010 Gottschelle Erste
Lage Reserve Grüner Veltliner (Kremstal).
Rich and smooth, this wine shows weight with superripe
fruit that offers a mellow take on Grüner. With
its spice, pineapple and dried apricot flavors, this is both
fruity and structured. Winemonger. —R.V.
abv: 13.5% Price: $32
90
Zull 2011 Grüner Veltliner (Weinviertel).
A wine that shows all the typicity of cool-climate
Grüner. It has pear, baked-apple and lemon zest flavors
that are combined in a delicious tangy texture. The wine
is rich while remaining light and lively. Drink soon, or
age over 1–2 years. Screwcap. Magellan Wine Imports.
—R.V.
abv: 12.5% Price: $20