{"id":47,"date":"2011-06-30T04:07:16","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T04:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thegrufiles.com.au\/?p=47"},"modified":"2011-06-30T04:36:04","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T04:36:04","slug":"three-austrian-gruner-veltliners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegrufiles.com.au\/?p=47","title":{"rendered":"Three Austrian Gruner Veltliners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The latest update on the\u00c2\u00a0Hahndorf Hill \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcGRU\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Gruner Veltliner 2011\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>is that it is being stabilised in tank and will be ready for botting towards the end of July. This is right on target for the planned October release of this, our second GRU vintage. Already pre-orders are being taken \u00e2\u20ac\u201c you can confirm your six-bottle order by phoning the cellar door during office hours on 08 8388 7512, or email me at Larry@hahndorfhillwinery.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n

With this exciting new release in mind, Marc and I decided to make tonight International Gruner Night \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and to celebrate, three Austrian versions were cracked open for our pleasure.\u00c2\u00a0 All three wines are available at East End Cellars, 22-26 Vardon Ave, Adelaide.<\/p>\n

Here are our respective tasting notes:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Weingut Knoll, Loibner Gruner Veltliner, Federspiel 2008 <\/p><\/div>\n

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Weingut Knoll, Loibner Gruner Veltliner, Federspiel 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 11.5 % alcohol<\/p>\n

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Larry<\/em>: Nose bursting with white pepper, candied orange peel and tobacco. Fresh and vibrant in the mouth with wonderful mid-palate texture and a long peppery, citrus tail.<\/p>\n

Marc: <\/em>If you kept one eye closed you might think this wine label depicts a chap on a Mardi Gras float trying to channel Botticelli\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Venus on her clam shell \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 except that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s actually a portrait of St. Urban, the patron saint of vignerons. And if truth be told, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing flamboyant about this wine \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sleek and understated yet is more substantial than its alcohol level suggests. It hails from a highly reputable family winery based in the delightful village of Unterloiben alongside the Danube in the Wachau (aaah, I remember those impossibly laden apricot trees basking in the summer sun there). Blue-ribbon Gruner at its best.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Mac Forbes Gruner Veltliner 2009<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mac Forbes Gruner Veltliner 2009 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 12% alcohol<\/p>\n

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Larry<\/em>: Citrus and fresh melon on the nose, with a tumble of citrus and spice on a well-rounded, yet fresh and zesty palate. Some texture on the back palate.<\/p>\n

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Marc:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>The highly talented Mac Forbes is one of the young guns of the Victorian wine industry and the grapes for this Gruner come from the Carnuntum region in Austria where he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s worked as a consultant flying winemaker. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s crisp and minerally with lychees and pears reverberating and everything in terrific balance. Hip label too. This coming spring Mac will be planting Gruner in his own vineyard in the Strathbogies Ranges \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 bet he can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Hesketh Perfect Stranger Krems Gruner Veltliner 2009 <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

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Hesketh Perfect Stranger Krems Gruner Veltliner 2009 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 13% alcohol<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry:<\/em> Orange peel, caramelised parsnip, radish and herbs on nose through to palate, with lively, fresh acidity.<\/p>\n

Marc: <\/em>This wine is a joint venture between the Australian Hesketh family and Austrian wine legend Bert Salomon, and I absolutely love its label. It captivated me as I sipped the wine. It features a whimsical painting by Georgina Hart and shows a man and a woman connecting over a bottle of what I choose to interpret as being a Gruner. But will they make out? And are they really strangers to each other? These conundrums aside, the wine is as lovely as the painting \u00e2\u20ac\u201c crisp but layered and disarmingly seductive.<\/p>\n

Remember, every night can be International Gruner Night <\/strong>– all you need is a good bottle. Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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