Daniel M

9.1

The nose is very minerally with chalky and flinty notes, apple juice, honey, and lemony notes, too. The palate shows a great acid drive, much more focused than most GV numbers I have had so far. I like its tension a lot! Apple juice and lemony notes all along, a soft, easy-going mouthfeel, a bit of grip in the rear, and a long finish with the same fruity notes and a chalky feel to it. This is not vert complex but super well made. I could picture myself sipping on this and serving it to both wine nerds and casuals alike at the party at home without a problem. — 4 days ago

Irina Georgieva

9.0

Great wine, rich taste, long aftertaste and good balance. — a month ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Nice, deeply textured gruner from a producer I always respect. Without bottle agitation, has real palate density with white fruit, tea, a slight bit of funk, and great round acidity. My bottle wasn’t that different post a good shake (as they advise on the bottle). Tasty and a good value. — 2 months ago

John Van Trijp

9.9

Double Magnum — 3 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2019 | beautiful minerality, supple wine — 6 days ago

Scott Kahn

9.1

Yellow with a greenish hue in color. Lime on the front palet and tart green apple on the back palet. Crisp and fresh. There was definite improvement after being opened for a day, recorded, and stored at 40F. I’m still warming up to the Grüner varietal!!! — 21 days ago

Jason Sliwa

9.0

A bit disappointing. Full bodied and rich, but lacking anything to distinguish it. — 2 months ago

with Vicki

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Wow, this is one animal of a wine!
Dense! Intense! Papaya, nectarine, pumpkin spiced latte (cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, white pepper), orange zest.
Great with pumpkin/pecan/sagebutter ravioli.
— 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of four days and largely consistent throughout…though maybe leaning towards Day 3-4. The 2012 pours a straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart tropical and orchard fruit: pineapple, peach cup, tangerine, petrol, minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. What a banger! AlZINGer does it again. These beg for some time in the cellar but few have the patience. Wow. Drink now through 2032 easy. — a month ago

Shay A

9.2

Any time I open a Riesling or GV from a reputable producer, I wonder why I don’t open them more often.

Great vintage, great Austrian producer.

I really enjoy the differences between Alsatian Rieslings, German Rieslings and Austrian Rieslings, the latter normally being a bit more textural/full-bodied (and higher in ABV at 13%, compared to the typical 8-10% range of the others). Pale yellow in the glass. White peach and a sweet lemon/lemongrass type of aromatic. Ripe stone fruits (more peach but also apricot) and minerals/slate alongside a spine of acidity that isn’t sharp, but balanced. Tasty. — a month ago