Pichler, F.X. - Grüner Veltliner Kellerberg 2022

JAMES SUCKLING: "Such a deep and subtle nose with great fresh pineapple fruit plus white chocolate, white pepper, Amalfi lemon and lemon curd complexity. Super-concentrated and super-focused on the compact, yet vibrant palate that’s right on the borderline of medium- to full-bodied. Enormous crushed rock intensity powers the super-long, very clean finish. Great aging potential. From organically grown grapes. Vegan. Drink or hold."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2022 Dürnsteiner Ried Kellerberg Grüner Veltliner opens with a deep, pure, precise yet generous, dense, elegant, very seductive nose with ripe and lush fruit aromas intermingled with saline and flinty notes of crushed stones. Round and juicy as well as textured on the palate, this is a full-bodied, dense and generous yet elegant, finessed and perfectly balanced Veltliner with fine tannins and a long, aromatic and structured finish. 13.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in April 2024."

WINE SPECTATOR: "This long, impressive white offers tremendous concentration and incredible poise. Powerful and dense, opening up to reveal expressive flavors of ripe melon, green plum and smoke spiked with a spicy pepper note and an oily herbaceous thread. Shows an appealing, sunny warmth in spite of its mineral-driven firmness, with lemon tannins lightly lacing up the substantial, complex palate. Best from 2025 through 2040. 30 cases imported."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Pale straw. Intense varietal nose. Very broad start to the palate that then tenses up towards the end and has flowers and herbs as well as the white pepper. Real concentration but not heaviness in this wine. Sappy, concentrated and energetic. Very obviously the best of these Grüners."