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Since 1980 this talented winemaker has transformed 125 acres of terraces, set above the Danube in Langenlois, into a beacon for Austrian wine. Jancis Robinson on Willi Bründlmayer
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2016 Bründlmayer Grüner Veltliner Vincents Spiegel
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The name of the vineyard "Spiegel" (mirror) is said to derive from Latin “spectaculum”(“look-out”). In the ancient times of the “Limes”, the Romans probably used the spot to observe the Germanic tribes to the north of the Danube. However, still up to now most people think that the name is linked to the convex vaulting of the 300m hill, a kind of “mirror” to the sky. The vineyards occupy an elongated ridge in the south of Langenlois. The deep, calcareous soils here are derived from a thick underlying layer of loess with a balanced mineral composition. Occasional thin layers of sandy gravels and palaeosols indicate different climatic phases during the deposition of the loess.
This vineyard bears old Grüner Veltliner vines that produce wines with a unique weight, concentration, and extract sweetness. Vincent Bründlmayer took over this Grüner Veltliner vineyard from his family in 2010 and produced his first “Vincents Spiegel” in 2011.
Immediately after whole cluster pressing, the must enters on the one hand wooden barrels (Manhartsberg oak, acacia and French barrique) and on the other hand a stainless steel tank (30% of the blend). After fermentation, the wine is stirred weekly on its lees weekly over three months. Finally, the casks were racked into one big wooden barrel for further maturation. Alcohol 12.5%; total acidity: 6.3g/L; residual sugar: dry.
Initially reductive with a yeasty background, then followed with fruity fireworks led by Mirabelle plum and yellow peach. Concentrated and expressive with an exotic touch. Oak is well integrated. Powerful body, but finely chiselled and defined. Already quite open, exuding sweet fruit and all indications of a great Grüner Veltliner. Salty caramel notes linger on the long finish. - Andreas Wickhoff MW, Bründlmayer
October, 2018
jamessuckling.com
93 points
A well structured yet cool and rather sleek Grüner Veltliner with a rather closed nose, but very good potential if you can be patient. Long, firm and texturally complex finish. From organically grown grapes. Better from 2019.
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