Heinrich

Leithaberg DAC Chardonnay 2022

9.1

Have not tired of this recent Austrian find. A ‘natural’ wine but enough old world Chardonnay stuffing to let me ignore the label. — a month ago

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Heinrich

Leithaberg DAC Blaufränkisch 2022

Peter Sultan

9.2

(While the pic is of this makers Chard review is for the Blaufrankish); Probably the darkest & most savory expression of Blaufrankish I’ve ever tried, & it works: black cherry & kirsch color, dense; on nose pretty open knit raspberry & black currants; the blacks currants, raspberry, & also kirsch/ beet notes on palate, with a pleasant chewy texture. For 24$ on sale a whole lotta wine, imagine the relatively long aging prerelease- over 3 years in amphorae etc -probably helped. — 5 months ago

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Pinotman /// Andreas

Oh boy bottle says Chardonnay

Peter Sultan

thx for heads up @Pinotman /// Andreas I pray that the wine gods have a short memory. My bad & had already put out the proper bottle. Ive been drinking this makers Chard recently- which I love too.

Georg Breuer

Estate Lorch Riesling 2023

Jeremiah Diaz

9.2

Medium straw in color; honeysuckle and lemon zest on the nose; high acidity; tastes like lemons, lemon peel, and saline with a long finish. — 8 months ago

Eva Fricke

Lorch Riesling 2019

Will Stanley

9.3

Wow, this is an absolute bombshell of a wine, the Lorcher Riesling from Rheingau superstar Eva Fricke in the 2019 vintage. Right from the get-go, this supercharged wine blows you off your feet with its cacophony of petrol, salt, lime and garden herbs on the nose – almost like shoving your proboscis into a packet of salt and vinegar crisps. In a good way!

The palate is actually quite a contrast, with a supple, generous mouthfeel with none of the hard edges this grape can bring. Perhaps attributable to the warm, ripe vintage that 2019 was. But it offers a complex array of bitter fruits, some sweet lime, nectarine, and a long finish. It is perhaps slightly underwhelming given the supercharged aromas this wine possesses, but it’s very good stuff nevertheless!

January 2025 — 24 days ago