Grüner Veltliner "Gobelsburger," Schloss Gobelsburg - 2023

Name: Grüner Veltliner "Gobelsburger," Schloss Gobelsburg
Brand: Schloss Gobelsburg
SKU: 19749
Price: 19.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 19749 750 mL

A bright, mineral-laden white from one of the top producers in Austria, this Grüner is packed with white pepper and ripe fruit on the palate.

$19.99/ Single Bottle

$239.88 $215.89/ Case of 12

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Color

White

Vintage

2023

Country

Austria

Region

Kamptal

Producer

Schloss Gobelsburg

Grape Variety

Grüner Veltliner

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Staff Pick Notes

The bottle is svelte and so is the body, with a little CO2 soft-shoe that lifts yellow and green aromas like morning dew from mountain thyme at daybreak. There is a kind of tongue-twisting mineral crunchiness that you could almost mistake for tannins, soon washed away by a swift current of lemon and ripe white plum. It continues to delight and confound me that we can have wines this joyful, from winemakers this talented at price points this low. But, alas, wine needs representation. It’s just too easy to walk past a shelf in this store and overlook a modest bottle with a modest price tag and have no idea you just missed out on just the thing you came in for.

- JAM

Glossary

Grüner Veltliner

Referred to by many Americans as "Gru-Ve," this white variety is nearly synonymous with Austrian wine. It's becoming wildly popular at the moment, especially compared to its obscure origins: it's known as the ultimate food wine for its great minerality and appealing freshness. The wines are consistent and eminently drinkable at the low end, and, on the premium side of things, full-bodied, long-lived, world-class whites.

Austria

Austrian wine is finally getting the attention it deserves. Ever since the late 1980s, Austrian winemaking has taken a much more rigorous approach to quality control, and returned to its roots in organic viticulture.Deservedly famous for its white wines (Grüner Veltliners especially), Austria makes a number of delicious red wines as well.The most widely grown red grape in Austria is Zweigelt (a.k.a. Blauer Zweigelt), which yields full-bodied wines, deep in color and featuring bold flavors of...