Sommer Ried Halser Grüner Veltliner 2022

This game-changing gruner veltliner has all the smoke and chalk you could wish for, but also notes of papaya and mango chutney. Super concentration with mind-blowing flinty intensity married to perfect ripeness. Tasting this is like being hit by a series of waves. In spite of this, it’s beautifully balanced right through to the end of this wild ride. From organically grown grapes. The grapes were macerated for 60 hours before pressing, then fermentation and maturation in neutral wood. Drink or hold. Score – 98. (Stuart Pigott, jamessuckling.com, March 15, 2024)