Ott Ried Rosenberg 1ÖTW Wagram Grüner Veltliner

Score

96

"Ripe, yet pristine and perfectly balanced, this is one of the gruner veltliner masterpieces of the vintage. I love the way the silky mouth feel and the mineral freshness are so intimately intertwined. Very long, complete finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold. Screw cap."

Score

92

"From 60+-year-old vines, Ott's 2018 Grüner Veltliner Ried Feuersbrunner Rosenberg 1ÖTW is deep, pure and fresh but also ripe and yeasty on the precisely mineral and iodine-scented nose. Round, lush and intense on the densely textured palate, this is a full-bodied, rich and powerful yet refreshing Veltliner with a hint of caramel on the finish but even more salts and tension. This has a terroir-driven soul but is also characterized by the warm vintage. The Rosenberg is not really massive but truly rich and powerful. The grapes were picked very early, but in contrast to other producers, there are no hints of unripeness or drying phenols. Tasted at Schloss Grafenegg in September 2019 and in my home office in December. Drink 2021-2038."

Score

93

"A creamy, lemony, green pear peel freshness shimmers on the nose. The palate comes in with mildness but also a pleasantly bitter phenolic edge that holds flavors of salty yeast, miso and sage. A very savory but also very harmonious wine with a lovely, long finish."

Score

94

"Aromas of fresh grasses, herbs and spiced apple lead to a gently flinty palate that has quite a succulent texture. Apple and lemon flavors provide a fresh finish. Very pure, ethereal textural quality here. Drink or hold. Screw cap."

Score

97

"Very pristine and youthful with a stunning combination of concentration and grace on the palate. This is one of the highlights of the vintage for Austria's signature grape. Very long, cool finish with a slew of herbs and minerals. From biodynamically grown grapes. Respekt certified. Drink or hold. Screw cap."

Score

92-93

"The intensely yellow-colored 2016 Feuersbrunner Rosenberg 1ÖTW opens with a deep, intense and complex bouquet of crushed stones, perfectly ripe fruits and a lovely phenolic freshness coming from the skins. Gorgeous! The attack on the palate is piquant, the fruit super ripe and intense, leaving a densely woven carpet with some mineral needles and fine tannins on the palate. Coming from 60+-year-old vines, this is a great, full-bodied and vivacious Grüner Veltliner from the Wagram that reveals a long and vital, stimulatingly salty finish. Tasted as a sample at Schloss Gobelsburg in July 2017. Drink 2020-2032."

Score

93

"A fruity, open style, sporting apple, celery, lentil, earth and floral flavors, this has a brisk and mouthwatering, lemony finish. Lovely balance. Drink now through 2024. 100 cases imported."

Score

94

"Powerfully redolent of peach, pear and musk melon, peony and basil, mock orange and honeysuckle, this delivers drippingly-ripe fruit, cooling herbal accents and musky liquid perfume on a glossy, full but in no way weighty palate. Even the vegetable side of this wine – an amalgam of roasted winter squash and caramelized parsnip – suggests sweetness, as does the sort of mineral-rich, saline savor of raw scallop that tugs at the salivary glands in a lusciously-lingering finish. “I left these crushed grapes with all of their stems sitting for 24 hours,” relates Ott, “and to be honest I was getting a little nervous about my decision. Then, after it finished fermenting, there was a stage during which it was so reduced it was absolutely undrinkable.” (But he’s not nervous now ;- )"

Score

96

"Flinty and rather closed. Not only extremely concentrated, but also very refined for grüner veltliner with an almost endless finish. Needs a couple of years before it will give its best, but this is a masterpiece of elegance from Bernhard Ott. Screw cap."