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2017 Hahndorf Hill Gru Gruner Veltliner

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$26. 99
Bottle
$323.88 Dozen
Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2018-2021)
ABV: 13%
Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Lovely aromatics of peach, a hint of apricot, honeysuckle and musk overlay some quince with spicy end notes. Ripe peach and apricot flavours fill the rich, expressive palate with underlying elements of honeysuckle, subtle musk and spice. Rounded mouthfeel finishing dry with a burst of fresh acidity. Good length with a spicy peach, light apricot, honeysuckle, musk and quince aftertaste.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 13%

Other Reviews…..
Six clones, hand-picked in four stages, each parcel made separately, part warm-fermented in tank, other parts extended skin contact before cold fermentation, and 30% wild-fermented in used barriques. Gold medal Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show '17. The wine places as much emphasis on texture and structure as flavour, albeit there is no shortage of citrus, wild herb, apple and white pepper here. The finish emphasises all that has gone before. Drink by 2026.
96 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

30% of the wine (the ripest parcels) is wild fermented in old oak. Some parcels see extended skin contact. Others are warm-fermented in stainless steel. Most of there wine is given extended lees contact. The quality of this wine doesn’t happen by accident.
There’s texture, there’s grip, there’s flavour and there’s length. The quality is high, the price is a steal. It tastes of grapefruit, pepper, apple, pine needles and citrus, but mostly it just tastes characterful. I pretty much love this wine. Drink 2018-2023.
94 points
Campbell Mattinson – Wine Front