Shay A

9.2

Any time I open a Riesling or GV from a reputable producer, I wonder why I don’t open them more often.

Great vintage, great Austrian producer.

I really enjoy the differences between Alsatian Rieslings, German Rieslings and Austrian Rieslings, the latter normally being a bit more textural/full-bodied (and higher in ABV at 13%, compared to the typical 8-10% range of the others). Pale yellow in the glass. White peach and a sweet lemon/lemongrass type of aromatic. Ripe stone fruits (more peach but also apricot) and minerals/slate alongside a spine of acidity that isn’t sharp, but balanced. Tasty. — 7 months ago

Douglas Braun

9.1

2010 -Vintage - yellow/gold , amazing character, for a 12 year old wine amazing character yellow apple, Stoney, spice , honey ,medium plus bodied — 4 years ago

Aravind A

9.3

About 3 years since my last bottle. This is fantastic now. On the nose: ripe peach, soft yeast, dense honeysuckle, soft petrol..so floral and intense. Fantastic acidity, and amazing density, lemon oil, peach, honey, then dripping with mineral intensity...wet stone, mineral oil, and the fruit recedes, only to reappear as soft lemon on the finish. Absolutely lovely. — 5 years ago

Nick

9.5

Austrian delight for Sean’s birthday via Howard street — 5 years ago

with Meghan, Sean and 1 other

Jordan Wardlaw

8.9

Mushrooms, moss, damp earth. — 6 years ago

Илья Кузьмичев

8.9

Винополис.
Очень чистое, деликатное, неяркое.
Среднее тело и кислотность, хороший финиш. — 7 years ago

Douglas Braun

9.0

Love the spice (almost white pepper) stone fruit fabulous — 7 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

10

Stunningly complex and alive, this is what I was hoping to find when opening an older bottle of Smaragd Gruner Veltliner.

The color was medium gold, no hint at all of age here.

The nose however started to put us where we were thinking, but there was still some youth. A deep and penetrating nose of golden delicious apples, yellow plums, and quince paste. The nose was so deep I wanted to jump into the glass!

The palate was exceptional, perfectly balanced with excellent density, breadth and a crazy long finish of minerals, fine acidity and subtle, juicy golden fruits.

An epic wine for me and a new benchmark for Gruner for my palate.

To add to the magic I walked the vineyard earlier in the day. — 9 years ago

Diana Cohen

9.2

We had this wine at the Schneider hotel smooth even flavor . — 7 months ago

John Van Trijp

9.9

Double Magnum — 9 months ago

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

None of the petrol on the nose. This one is more floral. Great acidity, very refreshing and enjoyable, with hints of apple/ pear. — 2 years ago

Oli

9.2

surprisingly spritzy indeed!!! — 5 years ago

Bloody Amateur

9.1

Super-fun, super-cloudy — satisfies my craving for chilled, balanced light reds, perfect for a backyard barbecue. — 5 years ago

Fredybeans

9.1

Jaune soutenu
Nez terpénique mais avec des notes plus lourde fruit jaune
Bouche large dense opulente avec une sensation de pierre chaude
Mineralite dans la densité plus que dans le côté aérien chauffe un peu — 6 years ago

with picolator

Nick M

8.9

This wine is wild. It’s like gruner veltliner on LSD. — 7 years ago

Bob Bath

Master Sommelier & Educator CIA Greystone

9.2

With Tawfiq Khoury — 7 years ago

Adam Kenney

9.0

This is totally freaky. It takes like flame broiled green onions. — 9 years ago

Michael Richter

9.0

Vintage 2014 — 10 years ago

Mimi McLaughlin

9.7

What's not to love? Happy Labor Day to me. @saugatuckgrainandgrape — 12 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

Terrific wine for the money — 8 months ago

with Sarah

Alex

9.2

Smooth, fruity middle, light mineral finish - very good — 8 months ago

Stephen Osgood

9.2

vibrant snappy green Grüner. excellent complement to fish taco @ Quintonil. — 2 years ago

Max Lindner

9.0

Grüner Apfel, Säure, — 4 years ago

Marc Ouellette

9.4

Starts with fragrant Austrian cherries 🍒 and hint of Madagascar vanilla to boot! A light to medium body along with a refined sweetness at the end. Supple, ripe and a detectable wine to share with those you love most! — 5 years ago

Raj Harb

9.4

Excellent mature bottle of Riesling. Aromatics start to kick in 20-30 min after opening. Deep stone fruit, honey. Good acidity. Very nice — 6 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.4

13 November 2018. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 6 years ago

Martinez

9.1

#rieslingfeier
— 7 years ago

Fabrice Blazquez

9.2

Exceptional a real pleasure for the nose and the palate, an angel delight of green grapes with a coat of pollen — 8 years ago

Patrick Downes

9.2

Nice nose mostly apples. Great acidity but balanced and a nice finish. Where have all these Austrians been all my life? Eminently quaffable — 10 years ago

Nona Rose

9.0

Nona had this 11 years ago

with Stephanie