Stadlmann Rotgipfler Tagelsteiner 2016 750ml

Stadlmann Rotgipfler Tagelsteiner 2016 750ml
Rated 95 – When it comes to obscure Thermenregion grapes, zierfandler tends to get the bulk of the attention, but this rotgipfler is a head-turner. A cross between traminer and roter veltliner, the variety accounts for less than 300 acres in all of Austria; this one comes from a plot planted a half-century ago on the southeast side of the Anning hill, where the sandy clay is studded with pieces of shell limestone. The vines seem to have thrived in the cool, damp vintage, turning out a lush white that smolders with notes of bacon and red-currant jam. It feels meaty and dense but not heavy, rotgipfler’s curious musky notes bolstered by an acidity that draws the flavors out long. Gorgeous, sensuous wine, to drink now, or cellar for another decade.
Size : 750ml
Country : Austria
Region : Lower Austria