We tried these two new Solminers at Pig+Fig last Thurs:
1. Solminer GrunerVeltliner SpearVnyd/Sta.RitaHills (13.8%; 122 cs) 2024 : Med.gold color; lightweight GV/white pepper light stony fairly pleasant nose; fairly tart/tangy light GV/white-pepper slight stony/metallic slight spicy/cinnamon flavor; med. GV finish that tracks flavor; speaks of GV but w/ a quiet voice; pleasant GV but just that. $37.00/$33.30
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2. Solminer GrunerVeltliner Skin-Frmtd DeLandaVnyd/LosOlivosDist (12%; 128 cs) 2023: Med. gold/brown quite cloudy color; fairly resinous/skin-contact/phenolic fairly strong GV/white pepper bit pineapple rather fragrant nose; bit soft somewhat rich/lush lightly sckin-contact/phenolic lightly GV/white pepper/pineapple bit complex flavor w/ light tannins; long GV finish that tracks flavor; shows more GV fruit & less dominated by the phenolic charaacter than previous ones. Should age well for 4-8 yrs. $38.00/$34.20
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More gisteegert from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. I was fairly impressed for this skin-contact GV. It was not at all dominated by the skin-contact/resinous character & showed much more GV fruit than previous ones. I see no reason it should not age well.
Tom