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Rudi Pichler Riesling Smaragd Achleiten 2019

Now $79.99 / Was Sale $84.99 – Beats Best US Price Online

98 pts Falstaff

Rudi Pichler, cousin to the famed F.X. Pichler, is famous and lauded in his own right, being awarded Falstaff’s Winemaker of the Year in 2010. It’s no wonder he knocked it out of the park in this legendary 2019 vintage with one of the Wachau’s most famous vineyards.

“I’m a wine caretaker not a winemaker,” is Rudi’s credo, placing the intensity of work in the vineyards at the foundation of his philosophy. Rudi wants vineyard and varietal expression to be as clear as possible so yields are kept low between 30 and 35 hectoliters per hectare with harvest and botrytis carefully removed by hand. Grapes are crushed by foot and receive between three and 36 hours of maceration on the skins depending on the vintage and style. “The skin has information about the specific place where it is from,” says Rudi. Vinification is entirely in stainless-steel tanks and malolactic fermentation is avoided. The resulting wines are pure, dense, and taut with energy.”

“Fine yellow tropical fruit sounds, a hint of baby pineapple, some mango, fresh tindarin zest, minerally underlaid. Juicy, extract-sweet and well balanced, fabricy texture, fine white stone fruit nuances, fine acid arch, excellent length, firm and well adhering, potential for decades.”

Franz Hirtzberger Gruner Veltliner Axpoint Smaragd 2018

Now Sale $49.99 / Was Sale $54.99 – Beats Best US Price Online

94 pts James Suckling / 95 pts Wine Enthusiast / 94-96 pts Falstaff

“Fine nuances of yellow ringlets, fine pineapple, delicate of mango, inviting bouquet. Silky, fine fruit sweetness, structure rich in finesse, delicate yellow fruit, already very well developed, sticks, mineral aftertaste, very nice to drink.” F

“Attractive spiced pear pastry here with wet-chalk, papaya and guava notes, too. The palate has a very composed and integrated feel with a smooth build of ripe fruit that holds long on point.” JS

“The richness and texture of sun-ripened russet pear peel is prominent on the nose, promising concentration. Hints of grapefruit peel, crushed sage and salty yeast complete the picture. The palate reprises these notions, bathed in more citrus than the nose suggests: Yes, there is bold, ripe fruit, but also concentrated, tingling, vivid freshness. The finish rings long with vivid sprays of white pepper and juicy pear. Drink 2030–2045.” WE

Gobelsburg Riesling Tradition 2017

Now Sale $39.99 / Was Sale $44.99 - Beats Best US Price Online

95 pts James Suckling / 94 pts Wine Advocate / 94 pts Wine Enthusiast / 93-95 pts Falstaff

"Very pure note of ripe Mirabelle plum are twinned with an equally pure notion of lemon. The palate comes in with concentrated juiciness that is framed and contained by fresh tangerine notions. Here and there are glimpses of passion fruit, but it all draws to a most wonderful zestiness at the core that lasts all the way to the dry, tingling, ripe citrus finish. Lovely now, it is certain to evolve. " WE

"Mango with some flower honey, a hint of marille and pineapple, delicate lymade after meadow herbs. Juicy, good complexity, light-footed and elegant, mineral in the finish, peach in reverberation, long-lasting, good food companion." Falstaff

" A very sophisticated dry riesling with a ton of delicate spicy notes. This is just beginning to open up after 18 months maturation in barrel. The peach and herbal aromas are still restrained, but on the palate there's great textural complexity and the elegant finish is really long and subtle." JS

"the 2017 Riesling Tradition displays a clear and flinty, intense, fresh and complex bouquet of ripe and concentrated stone fruits intertwined with notes of crushed stones and herbal tea. On the palate, this is a rich and concentrated, lush and fruity Riesling with a sustainable, salty-piquant and well-structured, highly stimulating finish. This is a great wine made to age for a decade and more. " WA

FX Pichler Riesling Burgstall Federspiel 2018

Now Sale $29.99 / Was Sale $34.99 - Beats Best US Price Online – 92 pts Falstaff - “It is not often that one can talk about the greatest producer in a given country (but Austria is small, so here one has an advantage). And while there are many great wine-makers in Austria, none is more synonymous with great Austrian wine than F.X. Pichler or as he is simply called, F.X. In fact so riveting is his reputation that one author on Austrian wine who was prompted to list the 100 greatest producers in Austria, in order of greatness, lists F.X. Pichler as #1. When one tastes the wines, you'll see why they impress all. They are truly monumental dry white wines - each with a mouth-filling presence, finish and complexity that leaves one speechless.” Importer Note

“Delicate smoky-mineral white peach fruit, a touch of grapefruit, floral nuances, attractive bouquet. Juicy, good complexity, fresh stone fruit nuances, lively acid arch, mineral-salty, finefruity reverberation, remains sticky, a multifaceted food companion.”

Bründlmayer Gruner Veltliner Ried Loiserberg 2019

Now Sale $26.99 / Was Sale $31.99 - Beats Best US Price Online

97 pts James Suckling / 96 pts Wine Enthusiast - “Nearly every wine, from the light Grüner Veltliner to the red wines and the sparkling wines, has the potential to be the best of that vintage in its category,” declares Peter Moser, editor and publisher of Falstaff Wine Guide, Austria’s most respected and comprehensive wine publication.

Named in 2009 by Wine & Spirits Magazine “the best Austrian winemaker of the last 25 years."“Lots of smoke, licorice and mineral with almost no fruit, but so much expression. There’s also mountain freshness to this that gives it another kind of energy. So much mineral drive at the finish that you have to hold onto your seat! Great aging potential. Drink or hold.” JS

“Citrus, stone and crushed herb unite on the subtle nose, leaving you thinking of lemon, sage and potentilla. The palate adds fresh, green pear to the mix and pits these flavors against a lovely backdrop of supple, springy and smooth yeastiness. Those herb notions have a salty echo on the long finish.” WE
 
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