Herbert Zillinger, "Hirschenreyn", Grüner Veltliner

Country: Austria Region: Weinviertel 

Varietal: Gruner Veltliner

Vintage:  2023

 Colour: White Style: Dry

Producer: Johannes Zillinger

Description:

 Johannes Zillinger is a winery located in Austria, in the Weinviertel region. The winery is run by winemaker Johannes Zillinger, who is known for his biodynamic approach to viticulture and his focus on natural and expressive wines.

The coolest plot of Zillinger, exposed to the north, right on the edge of a forest, deep clay and loess soil. The wine is dense, eathy, ripe and yellow-fruited, with a cool, mineral vein, very vital and lively. After a slow fermentation for more than a year in large wooden barrels, the wine was allowed to mature on the full lees, it was not filtered before bottling. 

Tasting Note:  Vivid yellow coloured wine with an intense yet fresh, coolish and pretty spicy bouquet with ripe phenolic notes intertwined with ripe and intense yellow fruit with buttercup and summer herbal notes. Intense, round and elegant on the palate. This is a medium to full-bodied, textural, piquant and persistently salty-mineral Veltliner with an intense tensioned and finally tannic finish as well as lingering piquancy and juicy purity.

Food Matches: Goat Cheese / Caviar / Shellfish