Gruner Veltliner
Wangolina A-Series Gruner Veltliner 2024
Beautiful Grüner Veltliner, an Austrian variety that we have totally fallen in love with. If you haven't tried this variety before, think steely dry Riesling combined with the mouth-coating texture of a Pinot Gris.
2024 was a fine vintage for our vineyard. Not without its frost challenges early in the growing season, the dry and temperate ripening period ensured nicely toned ripeness was achieved whilst retaining plenty of natural acidity.
Fruit was hand-picked & de-stemmed, then split evenly between 3 seperate ferments. Stainless steel retains the variety & regions natural acidity, conditioned oak & ceramic egg shared the remains, where they lay for 4 months on fine lees to build depth & texture.
The nose is beautifully varietal & layered of meyer lemon, lemon sherbet & fresh, peppery, crunchy celery. As it hits the buds, the coating texture demands to be noticed, slowly unveiling fleshy white stone fruit & lemon rind edges. A broad & salivating spine of slate mineral acidity slowly drives the finish to a long, tingling finish with a touch of white pepper to linger.
Alc/Vol: 12.5%
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Producer: Wangolina
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Type: Gruner Veltliner