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WTN: Two Nikolaihof Gruners...(short/boring)

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WTN: Two Nikolaihof Gruners...(short/boring)

by TomHill » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:38 pm

Tried these two last night:
1. Nikolaihof Zwickl GrunerVeltliner Wachau (12%; EB; Demeter Certified; www.Nikolaihof.At; L0817; "Shake btl gently before drinking"; SkurnikWines) Mautern 2019: Med.light gold color w/ lots of tiny bubbles & quite cloudy; rather earthy/chalky very slight GV/floral slight funky/natty nose; soft off-dry (0.5%-0.8% r.s.) rather earthy very slight GV/floral bit natty/funky slight citric/grapefruity rather dull flavor; med.short rather earthy very slight GV/floral bit natty/funky bit citric/Sprite soda pop finish; almost a total absence of GV fruit; pretty vapid & characterless & dull as dishwater; a dreadful example of GV; way overpriced at $29.00 (KK)
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2. Nikolaihof Hefeabzug GrunerVeltliner Wachau (11.5%; Demeter Certified; LN 1078719) Mautern 2018: Med.light color w/ small bubbles that dissipate rapidly; verey light earthy very light GV/white pepper/floral vaguely fruity quite lightweight nose; soft slight earthy very light GV/floral vaguely fruity flavor; med.short slight earthy rather soft vaguely fruity/GV/floral finish; speaks of GV but in a whisper; a pretty dull expression of GV; overpriced at $27.50 (KK)
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. These two just arrived at Kokoman, so thought I should give them a try. Shouldn't have bothered, they were both dullard expressions of GV. I've had much better from them in the past. These two don't hold a candle to the basic IngridGroiss or Weininger GV's. Very disappointing.
The admonition on the Zwickl to shake gently is probably because the wine is unfiltered and has some suspended sediment that they thinks adds to the flavor. Doubt that it helped at all.
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Re: WTN: Two Nikolaihof Gruners...(short/boring)

by David M. Bueker » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:44 pm

Hmph...I like both those bottlings.

You and I have very different tastes in Grüner.
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