Weinrieder Grüner Veltliner Klassik, Austria 2023 €500 Plus

Weinrieder Grüner Veltliner Klassik, Austria 2023 €500 PlusWeinrieder are incredible white wine specialists based in the centre of the Weinviertel region in Austria, in the village of Kleinhadersdorf. Owner and winemaker Freidrich Rieder and his family are intent on producing high quality, fruit driven wines and Eisweins. As well as producing peppery Gruner Veltliners typical of the area, racy full flavoured Riesling, fine Chardonnay, and rich, minerally Weissburgunder Rieder has a great reputation as an

Although Ruinart is best known for their vintage Blanc de Blancs

if ripe and healthy enough

with frank and stony soil

and grape development

this is one to share

dry wine that is made from the Areni grape varietal

Fog Mountain forms part of the Boisset Collection

The harvest was done by hand

rolling lawns

Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay

Vines are 35-92 years old (though presumably there are very few this old)

and the cooler southern reaches of the Suscol watershed contribute layers of complexity and depth of flavor