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Stage Door Wine Co. Eden Valley Gruner Veltliner 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Straightforward varietal; all fruit salad, melons and pears with a savoury touch.

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Precious Little Wine Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Lifted floral fragrances with good intensity of Granny Smith-like apple flavours.

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RedHeads Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

A complex layered nose and good citrus driven flavours with herbal nuances.

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Berrigan Wines Shining Rock Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Aromatic floral nose with a pretty floral palate that’s lifted, fresh and layered with a tight acid backbone.

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Saint Clair Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Marlborough Gruner Veltliner 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

Already delicious, this strongly varietal wine has mouthfilling body. Bright, light lemon/green, it has fresh, deep citrusy, peachy, spicy flavours, balanced acidity, a slightly salty streak, and a finely poised, dry, lingering finish. Best drinking 2023+. $27

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Stage Door Wine Co. Eden Valley Gruner Veltliner 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

Rich full bodied textured style with spicy apple/pear fruit and a crisp line of acid.

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Nepenthe Pinnacle Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2020

Posted: September 3, 2022

Very fresh perfumed citrus nose with a hint of melon and good weight of stewed fruit-like flavours.

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Lark Hill Lark Hill Vineyard Canberra District Gruner Veltliner 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

A smart well-balanced wine with an interesting nose of spicy, ginger and peach-like aromatics. The complex palate has layers of complex spicy/ginger driven flavours with hints of citrus.

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Artwine In the Groove Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Pretty passionfruit fragrances layered with apples and citrus. Intense but delicate pure varietal fruit flavours with a crisp mouth feel and a spicy finish.

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Berrigan Wines Shining Rock Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Honeyed toasty marmalade nose and full-bodied palate with very generous citrus peel/pear flavours and a savoury thread.

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Tomich Woodside Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Sweet aromas of musk lollies and honeysuckle. The clean minerally palate is both rich and dry with lovely spicy nuances and a chalky acid finish.

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Mt Bera Boundless Horizons Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2019

Posted: May 12, 2022

Nicely evolved and complex style but still tight, fresh and spicy. “Demands food!”

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Artwine In The Groove Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Floral aromas and a slightly sweet, Germanic style palate. Complexity developing.

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Berrigan Wines Shining Rock Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Floral perfumed fragrances and tight crisp peach and lemon flavours.

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K1 By Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Lightly floral herbaceous nose with an interesting rich and complex herbaceous palate.

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Tomich Woodside Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

A mature nutty and buttery bouquet with slight tropical notes. Oily on the palate with a mouth filling balance of savoury based flavours.

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Hahndorf Hill White Mischief Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Lemony bouquet with an herbal element that follows on to the savoury/green apple palate.

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Chain Of Ponds Unchained Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Floral/green apple bouquet with similar flavours supported by a good level of acid.

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Saint Clair Family Estate Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Marlborough Gruner Veltliner 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

A subtle and elegant wine that’s more of a dry white style with a good line of acid.

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Handcrafted Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

More of a savoury style showing good varietal characters, great texture and nice line of acid.

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Hahndorf Hill White Mischief Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2021

Posted: December 2, 2021

A potpourri of a nose with a dash of white pepper and citrus nuances. Great length and volume of zesty lemon/lime varietal flavours with a drying finish.

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The Pawn Wine Co. Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Aromas of pineapple, passionfruit and pepper. Attractive phenolic background to the palate.

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K1 Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Smells like tinned apricots with mild citrus notes. Ripe viscous palate that’s balanced and satisfying with crisp acid.

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Handcrafted Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Delightful aromatic lift of sweet melons, spices and white pepper followed by a firm spicy citrus driven palate that has some lovely crunchy acidity.

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Artwine In The Groove Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Honeyed peach aromas and complex mix of citrus and tropical flavours.

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Artwine In The Groove Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Passionfruit and lychee fragrances with toasty bottle age developing. Great depth of fruit flavours with retained vibrancy and bottle age adding more complexity.

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Nepenthe Pinnacle Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A peppery floral bouquet with a palate that is soft and rounded in the mouth.

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Nepenthe Altitude Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A spicy nose with melon, citrus and floral nuances with similar characters echoed on the palate. Good line of acid.

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Tomich Woodside Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Nose is a warmth of spices and lemon curd with an uncomplicated flavour profile.

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Precious Little Wine Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Honeysuckle nose with a green apple edge and a simple elegant acid driven palate with peppery notes.

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Tomich Woodside Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

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Saint Clair Origin Marlborough Gruner Veltliner 2018

Posted: April 8, 2020

This easy-drinking wine was partly fermented in old oak barrels. Light lemon/green, it is medium-bodied, with good depth of peachy, slightly spicy and gingery flavours, fresh and smooth. $20 (A)

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Nichta Víno Nitrianska Slovakia Gruner Veltliner 2016

Posted: April 8, 2020

Somewhat smoky nose but with elegant rhubarb and citrus fruit characters and a refreshing citrus palate with a fine tannin structure.

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Villa Tolnay Borhaz Kft Panorama CSOBANCZ Balatoni Hungary Gruner Veltliner 2017

Posted: April 8, 2020

Smoky and spicy on the nose with a rather discreet varietal fruit expression to the palate.

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Am Berg – Ludwig Gruber Ried Käferberg Kamptal DAC Gruner Veltliner 2017

Posted: April 8, 2020

A somewhat old-fashioned style with dense smoky aromas; lots of spice and broad full-bodied sweet-sour palate.

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Domäne Baumgartner KTI Weinviertel DAC Reserve Gruner Veltliner 2017

Posted: April 8, 2020

Quite a spicy nose with a ripe, rounded and juicy palate showing lots of fruit flavours, especially citrus.

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Weingut Müller Ried Eichbühel Kremstal DAC Reserve Gruner Veltliner 2017

Posted: April 8, 2020

Some smokiness to the lush caramel-like aromas. Rich and fleshy in the mouth with lots of fruit. Patience will reward!

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Baumgartner Baumhausweine Ried Gaisberg Kamptal DAC Gruner Veltliner 2017

Posted: April 8, 2020

Long, well rounded and powerful style with loads of ripe citrus, a slight exotic gingery characters and some malty notes.

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Birgit Eichinger Ried Lamm 1ÖTW Kamptal DAC Gruner Veltliner 2017

Posted: April 8, 2020

Very quaffable wine with a lovely balance of sweet and sour apples, lemon zest, spiciness, peppery notes and some nuttiness

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Weingut Leth Ried Scheiben 1ÖTW Wagram Gruner Veltliner 2017

Posted: April 8, 2020

Powerful spicy nose with lots of citrus and pome fruit flavours on the well-structured palate with a long firm backbone.

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Schmelz Ried Pichl Point Smaragd Wachau Gruner Veltliner 2017

Posted: April 8, 2020

Nose has some leafiness, some citrus and some savouriness. The palate is crunchy and refreshing with slightly tangy crispy fruit and a delicately tart aftertaste.

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Weingut Jamek Ried Achleiten Smaragd Wachau Gruner Veltliner 2017

Posted: April 8, 2020

Lots of classic black pepper characters to the citrussy nose with the palate showing rich fruit texture and a very good amount of apple, white peach and grapefruit flavours.

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Winzerhof Sax Ried Panzaun Kamptal DAC Reserve Gruner Veltliner 2017

Posted: April 8, 2020

Classic varietal aromas; hints of pears and white melons and a charming expression of refreshing apple and pear flavours underscored by a good line of crisp acidity.

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Weingut Bründlmayer Ried Kammerner Lamm 1ÖTW Kamptal DAC Reserve Gruner Veltliner 2017

Posted: April 8, 2020

Long, firm and refreshing style with a sandalwood like smokiness to the fruity nose. The rich well structured palate has oodles of rich yellow fruit, baked apple and marzipan like flavours.

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Weingut Türk Ried Kremser Thurnerberg 1ÖTW Kremstal DAC Reserve Gruner Veltliner 2017

Posted: April 8, 2020

A long lively wine with a youthful fresh spicy bouquet showing slight smokiness and tasting of baked apples and candied honey melons. Great palate texture with lovely crunchy acidity.

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Weingut Stift Klosterneuburg Reserve Niederösterreich Gruner Veltliner 2018

Posted: April 8, 2020

Very creamy style with a plump nose and rich, mature, mouth-filling sweet fruit flavours.

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Ott Ried Engabrunner Stein 1ÖTW Kamptal DAC Gruner Veltliner 2018

Posted: April 8, 2020

Nose reminiscent of sponge cake with a fresh and graceful varietal palate with crunchy acidity.

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Klein Reserve Pfalz Germany Gruner Veltliner 2018

Posted: April 8, 2020

A charming wine that is a delicate, elegantly woven, balance of fruit, herbs and some tartness.

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Donabaum Johann Spitzer Point Smaragd Wachau Gruner Veltliner 2018

Posted: April 8, 2020

Powerful yet still youthful style with a richness of creamy pungent fruit. Needs air to open up.

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Weingut Dürnberg Tradition Weinviertel DAC Reserve Gruner Veltliner 2018

Posted: April 8, 2020

Nose is a youthful hit of apples, citrus and spices with a long and delicate creamy palate.

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