Huber Grüner Veltliner Alte Setzen Erste Lage 2022 ØKO

James Suckling

Plenty to offer here from persimmons, pineapples and apricots to oolong tea and jasmine aromas. It’s medium-bodied, packing a punch with yellow stone fruit and delicious mineral and herb undertones. Cool and long at the end. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

A la Carte

Falstaff

Medium green-yellow, silver reflections. Fresh meadow herbs, a hint of apple, mango and pineapple, fresh orange zest. Juicy, nuances of ripe yellow stone fruit, fine fruit sweetness, subtle acidity, more opulent style, full-bodied finish, already fully developed.

James Suckling

Complex aromas of spring meadow with mandarin oranges, mirabelles and nectarines. Only medium-bodied, but tremendously structured with a firm core, in which the chalky tannins and blood-orange freshness interlock very neatly. Lovely balance of creaminess and lively acidity. Wonderful spiciness at the long, self-confidently dry finish. From a site with gypsum soil. From organically grown grapes. Vegan. Drink or hold.

A la Carte

Light colour, pronounced bouquet, dark spiciness, candied orange, balanced texture, fruity-spicy finish, grapefruit and verbena in the back aroma, very long finish

Robert Parker

The 2021 Grüner Veltliner Ried Alte Setzen 1ÖTW is from Markus Huber's oldest Grüner Veltliner vineyard planted in 1951. It opens with an intensely aromatic, very elegant and balanced, pure and subtly mineral or stony bouquet of white seed fruits, saline and soft limestone. On the palate, this is a charmingly textured, lush and fruity GV with fine, savory acidity and tannic tension. The wine is full-bodied and elegant and delivers a mouthful of elegant, ripe fruit. The finish is saline again, finely savory and bitter. This is an excellent wine to have with food, even at this early stage. From a pure east-facing vineyard. 13.5% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure

Falstaff

Light yellow-green, silver reflections. Nuances of yellow apple and mango fruit with a hint of tobacco, a hint of meadow herbs, delicate hints of orange zest. Juicy, elegant, fine nutty note, balanced, polished style, some honeydew melon on the finish, a substantial companion at the table..