Shopping at Gomer's/MidTown, picked up these three "natural" wines to try:
1. Christina GrunerVeltliner (12.5%; Jenny&FrancoisSlctns) Weingut FranzNetzl/Gottlesbrunn/Austria 2020: Med.light gold quite hazy/cloudy color; light floral/GV/white pepper bit stony some ViniMacerati/phenolic/resiny light stony/chalky fairly interesting nose; very tart/tangy/metallic/steely mostly VM/phenolic/resiny light GV/white pepper/floral/carnations quite dry rather austere flavor w/ light tannic bite; long tart/tangy/austere quite dry some GV/floral/white pepper/carnations fairly phenolic/VM/resiny finish w/ light tannic bite; mostly VM/phenolic character w/ a quiet/restrained GV character; rather austere/severe on the palate and needs age; interesting but not very attractive. $18.00 (G/MT)
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2. Christina Orange Chard (13%) 2019: Med.light gold/bronze quite hazy/murky color; rather foul/mousey/natty/hantavirus slight almondy/melony/Chard rather earthy/compost pile/decaying leafs bit VM/phenolic/resiny nose; very tart/tangy/sour somewhat natty/hantavirus/wet dog fur/unclean slight nutty/almondy/Chard fairly VM/phenolic rather austere/severe flavor w/ bit tannic bite; long some natty/hantavirus/unclean/wet dog fur/compost pile rather VM/phenolic finish w/ some tannin bite; dominated by the natty & VM character & not very attractive; overpriced at $28.00 (G/MT)
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3. Milan Nestarec Forks&Knives Moravian WW (12%; www.Nestarec.Cz; Neuberger grape; Jenny&FrancoisSlctns) Milan Nestarec/Moravsky Zizkov/CeskeRepubliky 2018: Deep golden/burnished bronze quite murky/cloudy color; rather earthy/chalky some floral/marigolds/musky slight natty/funky rather interesting nose; very tart/tangy/acidic/bit sour lightly earthy/chalky/appley/cidery light floral/marigolds/musky slight natty/unclean flavor; med.long rather appley/cidery bit natty/funky but not unclean light floral/musky/marigolds finish; fairly clean for a natural wine but rather strange & not very attractive; no evidence of VM/skin-contact character; an intellectual wine but not very enjoyable. $25.00 (G/MT)
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Jennie&Francois Slctns carry a very extensive natural wine portfolio. I've found their wines rather on the spotty side. Some show a distinct natty character, some are relatively clean, but generally always interesting.
Tom