I visited Austria about a year ago – and that made me really appreciate their main high-quality white grape variety called Grüner Veltliner, GV (30 % of all plantings in Austria are of Grüner Veltliner). I think that for some people you must take some time to get used to the sometimes special taste of the GV, and it can also give a broad variety of flavours: green grapes, salad, white pepper, honey, toast…depending on the soil and age etc.
Now I have tasted the organic Grüner Veltliner Biohof Pratsch 2014 (nr 2922 at Systembolaget, price 89 SEK). It is from Weinviertel in Niederösterreich, and the Biohof Pratsch has been producing wine in an organic way for more than decade – see:
The alcohol level is 12,5%. On the nose this wine has notes of green fruit like pear, stone fruit like peach and herbs. On the palate you sense a fresh acidity with citrus fruit, pear, gooseberry, pepper, nuts, and a crisp ending.
This wine can be enjoyed without food – but also goes well with Asian food, fish, seafood – but also with sausages and ham for instance! I would say that is expresses the grape variety Grüner Veltliner in a pleasant way – and I give it 88 points.
