Weingut Frank - Gruner Veltliner 2020

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Grüner Veltliner, Weinviertel DAC

You want winemaking history? How about 10 generations of single estate, Frank family goodness! In Austria’s Niederösterreich, Harald and Johanna Frank see themselves as equal parts winemakers and caretakers of this legacy. Clean, nuanced, and just a bit spicy, the Frank family’s Weinviertel Gruner is pitch-perfect thanks to low yields, loess soils, and 40+ year-old vines. It’s an exquisitely vertical wine, underpinned with heaping spoonfuls of crushed rock. A gorgeous, streamlined experience.

ColorPale yellow
NoseWarm citrus, ripe pear, elderflower, and black pepper
PalateNuanced, clean, and spicy, with pitch-perfect typicity
FinishBright and satisfying
Vineyard LocationWeinviertel DAC, Niederösterreich
Vineyard Size7 ha
Varietals List100% Grüner Veltliner
Farming PracticesSustainably farmed, including dry-farmed; no pesticides or manmade fertilizers; grapes picked by hand
Elevation200 m
SoilsLoess (wind-blown sediment from the last Ice Age)
Maturation SummaryIn Steel for 5 months and Bottled for 2 months
In Steel5 months
Alcohol12.5 %
Acidity6.0 g/liter
Residual Sugar1.7 g/liter
Annual Production42,000 bottles

 

2019 review: "Exuberant notes of peardrop on the nose are accompanied by green hints of boxwood and passion fruit. The palate follows this with proper zing and freshness, twirling the passion fruit and lime zest notes into a refreshing, juicy, moreish vortex."