Yesterday I attended a blind tasting of four half-blind Poysdorf, Weinviertels, but with several fully blind wines mixed in - because Poysdorf is, of course, so well known to everyone that it would have been too easy otherwise... :rolleyes:
2005 Domäne Müller Sauvignon Blanc Der Sauvignon Blanc - Austria, Styria, Südsteiermark (12/14/2010)
The producer has a funny way of calling his top-SB "Der Sauvignon Blanc" instead of just SB. An oak-aged SB, but IIRC they are big barrels and mostly used wood. But more importantly, the oak isn't obvious in this wine. Instead, it smells very much like a ripe SB with some attractive citrus and grass aromas. The palate is rich, savoury and quite low in acid for the variety. Very typical of the grape on the scent, quite an exotic variation of it on the palate, but still recognizably SB. Nice!
2008 Weinrieder Weissburgunder Selektion Alte Reben Lagenreserve Kugler - Austria, Niederösterreich, Weinviertel (12/14/2010)
Served blind. Nicely spicy aromas, very perfumed but mostly reminiscent of a warm year Grüner Veltliner. Rich, spicy palate; starts out tasting almost sweet but high acidity does kick in towards the finish. Rich but moreish. Once revealed, we were all surprised that this was Weissburgunder.
2008 Weinrieder Grüner Veltliner Alte Reben - Austria, Niederösterreich, Weinviertel (12/14/2010)
A spicy style of GV but with some attractive citrus and mineral aromas. Good grip, long, pleasantly delineated and with such acidity that there is an illusion of leanness amidst the richness. Very nice.
2008 Ebner-Ebenauer Grüner Veltliner Black Edition - Austria, Niederösterreich, Weinviertel (12/14/2010)
I wasn't too keen on this one: strange, buttery and sweaty scent. With air, it turns so perfumed as to be off-putting. Our host thought this only sees old wood, but I am very surprised about that as it also seemed over-oaked to me. Bitter and oaky at first, but with air it becomes nicely crunchy on the palate. But it never turns into something enjoyable.
2008 Ebner-Ebenauer Chardonnay Black Edition - Austria, Niederösterreich, Weinviertel (12/14/2010)
A very faint aroma at first, but with air it becomes worse as it starts to smell only of oak. But it does have good acidity and some nice crunchy fruit on the palate - so a shame it is rather oak dominated.
2004 Anita und Hans Nittnaus Grüner Veltliner Greiner - Austria, Burgenland (12/14/2010)
A strange experience: supposedly sees only old oak, yet it smelled like vanilla and butter and I was sure when served blind that this was a white Burgundy that had seen rather too heavyhanded use of barrels! Rich, smooth, oak-dominated palate. Not really my stuff.