WINE ENTHUSIAST - 98 POINTS Smoke, nettle and angelica stem notions meet ripe Mirabelle on the still shy nose. The palate also hase this delicious whiff of smoke, surrounding a still shy core and an essentially creamy, smooth and utterly fresh body. The combination of fresh lime peel, green herb and creaminess is utterly compelling. Drink by 2040.
WINE ADVOCATE - 94 POINTS Quite reductive and lean on the pure and flinty nose, the spicy, leafy and coolish 2018 Ried Grassnitzberg Sauvignon Blanc displays greenish and reddish rather than yellow fruit aromas. Dense and tensioned on the palate, this is an explosive, firm and tannic Grassnitzberg with great power and terroir expression. This coolish, fresh and tensioned as well as concentrated yet by no means just lean or even small-bore Sauvignon is classified as "1 STK" premier cru, but it is as complex as a grand cru from a cooler site. Exciting. 13% alcohol. Tasted in October 2020. Stephan Reinhardt.
WINE SPECTATOR - 90 POINTS Decant, with reduced aromas of earth and matchstick giving way to ripe peach, melon and lemon flavors. Balanced and long, with a mineral underpinning and herbal elements on the finish. Drink now through 2025. 2,000 cases made, 60 cases imported.
WINE ADVOCATE - 94 POINTS Quite reductive and lean on the pure and flinty nose, the spicy, leafy and coolish 2018 Ried Grassnitzberg Sauvignon Blanc displays greenish and reddish rather than yellow fruit aromas. Dense and tensioned on the palate, this is an explosive, firm and tannic Grassnitzberg with great power and terroir expression. This coolish, fresh and tensioned as well as concentrated yet by no means just lean or even small-bore Sauvignon is classified as "1 STK" premier cru, but it is as complex as a grand cru from a cooler site. Exciting. 13% alcohol. Tasted in October 2020. Stephan Reinhardt.
WINE SPECTATOR - 90 POINTS Decant, with reduced aromas of earth and matchstick giving way to ripe peach, melon and lemon flavors. Balanced and long, with a mineral underpinning and herbal elements on the finish. Drink now through 2025. 2,000 cases made, 60 cases imported.
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