WTN: Nigl’s Nest

[David M. Bueker]

• 2013 Nigl Riesling 1ÖTW Privat Pellingen - Austria, Niederösterreich, Kremstal (4/1/2022)
  Nigl does not get the attention it deserves. This wine is all about precision and electricity, couple with grace. It’s a lime and mineral cocktail, connected to a live 400 volt wire. Early days yet for this wine, which resembles the dry Alsatian Rieslings of a long ago ere, when dry meant dry, and immortality was all but certain.

Yup, David... Nigl doesn't get the respect they deserve.
Tom

[David M. Bueker]

Heck, I don’t give the wines the attention they deserve. That’s largely because they NEED time. This bottle was just getting into the zone.

[Jenise]

I realize you're describing a riesling, but the best gruner I ever had was a Nigl. A '99 that I bought in L.A. from a Bay-area based riesling fanatic, famous for his newsletter which I can't recall the name of, and opened about ten years later. Rarely see the brand at retail.

[David M. Bueker]

I realize you're describing a riesling, but the best gruner I ever had was a Nigl. A '99 that I bought in L.A. from a Bay-area based riesling fanatic, famous for his newsletter which I can't recall the name of, and opened about ten years later. Rarely see the brand at retail.

Referring to The Age of Riesling?

I realize you're describing a riesling, but the best gruner I ever had was a Nigl. A '99 that I bought in L.A. from a Bay-area based riesling fanatic, famous for his newsletter which I can't recall the name of, and opened about ten years later. Rarely see the brand at retail.

Referring to The Age of Riesling?

That was my first guess as well. Bill Mayer, RIP.

[Jenise]

Yes, Bill Mayer and Age of Riesling. Knew you guys would know.