Weinrieder Reserve Grüner Veltliner 2018

The 2018 Grüner Veltliner Reserve is a selection from the oldest, partly 65-year-old vines planted on a south-facing high plateau on loess, loam and sand soils. Vinified in stainless steel, this golden-yellow colored Veltliner is full-bodied, very rich and concentrated, powerful and textured, with lots of extract sweetness and substance. This 2018 has muscles but also elegance and balance, yet it’s definitely a slow-drinking Veltliner to be served with rich dishes. The wine finishes fresh and with fine phenols due to a good mineral backbone and structure. Drink date: 2022-2050. Score – 94. (Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com, Dec. 16, 2021)