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WTN: Hirtzberger GruVe

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WTN: Hirtzberger GruVe

by Dale Williams » Thu Apr 04, 2019 2:17 pm

With roast chicken, leftover mushroom risotto, and arugula the 2016 Hirtzberger “ Rotes Tor” Gruner Veltliner Federspiel (I had originally gotten this out thinking I’d get some oily fish, but ended up not having time to go to fish market, it went fine with chicken). Peach and pea, some white pepper., nice stony finish. Balanced fruit , acid, and mineral notes. For me GV Federspiel seems to be the sweet spot in Austrian whites. B++

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Re: WTN: Hirtzberger GruVe

by David M. Bueker » Thu Apr 04, 2019 6:07 pm

Ah Hirtzberger. That’s world class Grüner Veltliner.
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