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| GER-463. 07 GRUNER VELTLINER LANDWEIN, JOSEF BAUER First Landwein I’ve seen in years, and first ever from Austria. The correct gru-ve attributes of apple, snow pea, and flint. Rich enough and right./ Yes, it’s both rich and racy. Tensile, with good acid verve. A gru-ve value. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| GER-464. 05 GRUNER VELTLINER KAMPTAL BERG VOGELSANG, W BRUNDLMAYER half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| GER-465. 08 GRUNER VELTLINER TROCKEN NIEDEROSTERREICH, ECKER liter (L) Good apple, pear, loquat, avocado, and snow pea aromas. Full, forthcoming, generous./ Oh, boy! Is this juicy and alluring! And mouthwatering, and mouthfilling! Rich and hefty as well as pliant. Good thing this comes in liters. It’s an irresistible quaffer. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| GER-466. 06 GRUNER VELTLINER KAB CARNUNTUM, W GLATZER |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| GER-467. 07 GRUNER VELTLINER LANGENLOIS, GOBELSBURGER Wine & Spirits 92 - BEST BUY: ‘Consistently proves itself to be one of Austria’s greatest values. The 2007 shows fresh, sleekly fragrant aromas of stone fruits and long, detailed length. Its richness feels sculpted by the green-apple acidity, giving this a lithe, focused poise and elegantly refined harmony.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| GER-468. 08 GRUNER VELTLINER KAMPTAL LOSS, L HIEDLER Apple, nut, snow pea. Nice tingle. Some white fruits and flowers too. Full./ Palate is richer than the nose suggested. Full, sweet fruit. Acid to balance. This really delivers. Grows in the glass and the mouth. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| GER-469. 08 GRUNER VELTLINER BURGENLAND, HOEPLER Richer than the Ecker. More apple, pear, and white peach, and less legume./ Rich and smooth. But there’s no lack of piquancy and steely mineral brace to its brisk carriage. The group appreciated the extra substance of this one. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| GER-470. 08 GRUNER VELTLINER HUGO, HUBER Very intense nose of green apple and legumes. Sweet pea, hint of talc. Ventilating overtones of hyssop, catnip./ Yes, this is intense stuff. Rich and sassy. Soft core laced through with acidity. Well balanced, well crafted. A textbook gru-ve that really pumps out the varietal aromatics. Liked by the group. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| GER-471. 08 GRUNER VELTLINER SINGING NIEDEROSTERREICH, LAURENZ Very good 08 body, texture, extract. And that’s just on the nose./ Full, and fulfilled at this age. Apple and snap pea. Juicy. Very satisfying. Well liked by the group. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| GER-472. 07 GRUNER VELTLINER RESERVE STEINAGRUND, LETH Beautiful, boisterous, rich, and clear to the core. More apple than legume. Definite reserve concentration. / Ripe, rich, and assertive, with a core of sappy concentration. Apple, grass, and asparagus suggestions. Spicy, edgy, citrusy. Very impressive. Glad it’s back in stock. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| GER-473. 07 GRUNER VELTLINER KAMPTAL LOIS, LOIMER Wine & Spirits 91: ‘The peachy flavors are ripe and focused at once, feeling taut and crystalline against a backdrop of saline minerality. It’s a wine that thrives on its finesse, appearing sleek and kinetic throughout the finish.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| GER-474. 08 GRUNER VELTLINER NIEDEROSTERREICH, MO VELT The warmth of lower Austria gives a smooth, mellow take on gruner veltliner. Aromas of green apple and sugar snap peas./ Again, smooth and gentle. Red apple and peel flavor. Gentle acidity. Easy to assimilate and versatile at the table. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| GER-475. 07 GRUNER VELTLINER KREMSER FREIHEIT KREMSTAL, NIGL Wine Spectator 90; Wine & Spirits 90: ‘This is crisp and racy, its green apple and lime zest flavors feeling energetic and taut. It’s deftly balanced and elegantly composed, finishing with a peppery spice. While the Freiheit is usually a wine intended for early drinking, the 2007 seems like it could acquire more depth and complexity with a few years of age.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| GER-476. 07 GRUNER VELTLINER KREMSTAL, STADT KREMS Fine, full, young, fresh, vigorous aromas of apple, snow pea, and even menthol./ Palate echoes all and adds citrus and floral notes. Wow! This is really vigorous! Well liked by the group. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| GER-477. 09 GRUNER VELTLINER WACHAU, DOM WACHAU Crisp and fresh. Surprisingly crisp for 09. Right out of the box. Apple and snow pea./ Yes, apple and pea, and hint of loquat. Good body and heft. Flavorful, nice carriage, elegance. Softer than the 08, or still showing youthful innocence. Good value, for sure. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| GER-478. 07 GRUNER VELTLINER FEDERSPIEL TERRASSEN, DOM WACHAU Jorge: Fabulous! Full bodied, Sweet pea for sure./ Peach too. Very flavorful. Great acidity. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| GER-479. 07 GRUNER VELTLINER SMARAGD TERRASSEN, DOM WACHAU Wine Spectator 91: ‘This crunchy, rich-tasting white offers stone fruit flavors and cream notes. White pepper and smoke fill the long, lush finish. Very sumptuous. Now-2013.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 27.99 each |
| GER-480. 03 RIESLING TRAISENTAL EISWEIN, HUBER half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 44.99 each |
| GER-481. 08 RIESLING FEDERSPIEL TERRASSEN, DOM WACHAU Wine Spectator 90: ‘This has intense red peach, Anjou pear and apricot flavors, with touches of richness and plenty of acidity. Pure and powerfully minerally on the spicy finish. Now-2015.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| GER-482. 06 BURGENLAND CUVEE BEERENAUSLESE, KRACHER half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 33.99 each |
AUSTRIA |
ROSE |
| GER-484. 07 ZWEIGELT ROSE KAMPTAL, LOIMER 100% zweigelt. Fresh, penetrating, snappy. Delicate aromas of apple, rose, cranberry, and raspberry. These will intensify over the coming weeks./ Yes, this opens with great tang, cut, and vigor, and then shows a nice smooth side too. Love the textural interaction, which will prove even more rewarding with food. Well liked by the group. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
AUSTRIA |
RED |
| GER-486. 08 BLAUFRANKISH BURGENLAND, NECKENMARKT |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| GER-487. 06 ZWEIGELT BURGENLAND, HEINRICH |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| GER-488. 08 ZWEIGELT NIEDEROSTERREICH, PFAFFL CHERRY Wine & Spirits 91: This is an impressive zweigelt, its dark cherry and raspberry flavors gaining complexity from hints of game and wood smoke. The contrast between juicy fruitiness and edgier, earthier components creates vibrant tension.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
HUNGARY |
RED |
| GER-492. 05 EGRI BIKAVER BULL’S BLOOD, EGERVIN |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| GER-493. 05 EGRI BIKAVER BULL’S BLOOD, VITAVIN Wow! Fresh, crisp black fruits. This is claret like. Cool plum and tea aromas. Shades of zweigelt./ Red fruits: cherry, raspberry. Good acidity. Fine tannin. Blind, I’d say Bordeaux from a cool vintage. Curious. Never had an Egri at all like this before. 88+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.49 each |
| GER-494. 05 MATRA STAG’S BLOOD |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| GER-495. 06 MERLOT/EGRI (SWEET), ESZESVIN |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.49 each |
| GER-496. 06 MERLOT SEMI SWEET BALATONI, MARIKA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| GER-497. 05 EGRI KEKFRANKOS, ST JOHN Real depth and darkness. Very, very impressive nose./ Velvet texture. Fine tannin. Plummy. Significant. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
HUNGARY |
WHITE |
| GER-499. 08 MATRAI PINOT GRIS SZOKE MATYAS & ZOLTAN Nice to have a fresh rendition of Hungarian pinot gris. There are so many tired ones around. The fruit speaks pinot gris apple, melon, and nut, and the terroir adds a unique spiciness./ Stylish, with nut cream, custard, pear, peach, flowers, and spicy-earthy uniqueness of Hungarian pinot gris. A little more expensive than buyers are used to, but worth it. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| GER-500. 01 TOKAJI ASZU 6 PUTTONYOS, BORKULONLEGESSEG, DOMINIUM half liter (HL) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 55.99 each |
| GER-501. 05 TOKAJI LATE HARVEST, OREMUS half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| GER-502. 05 TOKAJI FURMINT DRY, OREMUS |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| GER-503. 06 TOKAJI LATE HARVEST ATS CUVEE, ROYAL TOKAJI half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
ROMANIA |
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| GER-505. 08 FETEASCA NEAGRA VIILI TIMISULUI LA PULERE, RECAS Dark, tart, and full. Dark berries, spiced cherry, and clove. Reminds me of a malbec./ Rich, with good form, grip, and fine tannin. Very flavorful. Cherry, blackberry, cedar, tobacco. The group was surprised and favorably impressed. 89+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| GER-506. 08 FETEASCA REGALA VIILI TIMISULUI V, RECAS Sweet and spicy-floral. Citrus, loquat, white peach, flowers. Reminds me of torrontes./ Nice and fragrant. Loquat, paw paw. Good acid verve. Stylish. Liked by the group. Both this and the red were favorites of ours in the 07 vintage. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| GER-507. 06 GEWURZTRAMINER, LEGACY A little sulphur to start. Genuine gewurz gets through. Rose, lychee, bergamot, ginger, tonic, vermouth./ Palate echoes all and adds poached peach. Lightly sweetish. Balanced. Nice value. 89+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.99 each |
| GER-508. 07 RIESLING/FETEASCA, LEGACY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.99 each |
| GER-509. 06 COTNARI, DACIA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| GER-510. 07 GRASA DE COTNARI, LEGACY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| GER-511. 06 PINOT NOIR, MURFATLAR |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.49 each |
| GER-512. 08 PINOT NOIR LATE HARVEST, MURFATLAR, LEGACY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| GER-513. 08 CABERNET SAUVIGNON, MURFATLAR Dry, fruity, astute. Genuine sweet currant cabernet fruit./ Snappy, spicy, flavorful. Dry, with good acidity. Lovely. Good now with food. Best Romanian cabernet I’ve tasted. The group agreed, in part because it was the FIRST Romanian cabernet many had tasted. 89/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.49 each |
| GER-514. 07 MERLOT, MURFATLAR |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.99 each |
| GER-515. 07 MUSCAT OTTONEL SPECIAL RESERVE LATE HARVEST, LEGACY High toned and scented. Certainly a muscat like set of flowers, stone fruits, and tropical fruits./ Sweet, soft, mellow. Flavorful. Citrus, honeysuckle, botanicals. Good tonic astringency making a proper foil. A textbook example. Many Pacific Rim applications. Very well liked by the group, especially for the price. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
CROATIA |
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| GER-517. 06 PELJESAC RED PELJESAC PENINSULA, DINGAC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| GER-518. 06 PLAVAC RED, PELJESAC PENINSULA, DINGAC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
BULGARIA |
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| GER-521. 06 KHAN KRUM TRAMINER Alluring barbershop bay-laurel face of traminer. Citrus peels, kumquat, flowers, and botanicals. Overall cool, ventilating, and large./ Full traminer botanicals flavors. Dry, crisp, tangy, lively. Long and tasty finish. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.49 each |
| GER-522. 06 TARGOVISHTE TRAMINER, BALKAN HILLS Very bright. The rose and ginger faces of traminer. Full contrast./ Very bright and rosy. Cold cream, peach, flowers, juniper, vermouth. Spicy, zesty. Good acidity. Very long, generous, tasty finale. 91/100. The most talked-about wine of the evening. Everyone loved it and loved the value.. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
SLOVENIA |
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| GER-524. 08 GIOCATO PINOT GRIGIO, PRIMORSKA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
LEBANON |
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| GER-526. 02 CHATEAU MUSAR HOCHAR Wine & Spirits 90: ‘An elegant red, this has sandy tannins that power its mature, herbal fruit, combining rosehips and strawberry preserves. It’s pretty and very Mediterranean in feel. For leg of lamb roasted over rosemary branches.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 31.99 each |
| GER-527. 00 CHATEAU MUSAR HOCHAR |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| GER-528. 00 CHATEAU MUSAR Wine & Spirits 92: ‘Serge Hochar’s estate red has a sweet, earthy succulence in 2000 that’s hard to resist, a combination of raspberry liqueur, mocha, black olives and very rich earth. It’s all interwoven with chewy, firm tannins and stony minerality. The structure should hold it for another decade.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 49.99 each |
| GER-529. 99 CHATEAU MUSAR |
| How Many bottles/singles: 49.99 each |
| GER-530. 03 CHATEAU MUSAR RESERVE ROUGE half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| GER-531. 04 CHATEAU MUSAR RESERVE BLANC half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| GER-532. 05 CHATEAU KEFRAYA LES BRETCHES BEKAA VALLEY Wonderful. Very rich for cinsaut. Sure appreciates the warmth. Med style./ Rich, dark, slightly roasted berry. Beautiful example of cinsaut. Exotic, delightful, plentiful. Fine Lebanese wine and great value. Lovely purple berry fruit and barrel suavity complete the finish. Delicious. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| GER-533. 06 CHATEAU KSARA PRIEURE BEKAA VALLEY Very nice clarety nose. Would think it was Bordeaux blind. Lots of cherry and berry. Touch of leather./ Flavors confirm. Claret weight, flow, beauty, lift. Lovely. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| GER-534. 07 CHATEAU KSARA RESERVE DE COUVENT, BEKAA VALLEY 40% syrah, 30% each of the cabernets. They got it right. Claret like. Rhone like. Beautiful fusion. Lebanon is so good at this./ Oh! And then comes a pure syrah black raspberry strain, really intense and focused. Sleek and generous, stylish and classy. A perfect amalgam of Rhone syrah and Bordeaux cabernets. Way beyond most of what Australia puts together with this theme. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| GER-535. 06 CHATEAU KSARA RESERVE DE COUVENT, BEKAA VALLEY Markedly different from past vintages and from the 06 Chateau Kafraya. Wow! Great, sweet, dark fruit. Flowers, berries, freshness, joy. This is not Med-like as are the others, which show their cinsaut component. This is darker, more northern, fruitier, more modern./ Again, the fruit plushness complemented by soft and engaging acidity. Peels extract gives structure. Complexing hints of gaminess and Cavendish tobacco. Good show. Liked by the group. 91+/100.. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| GER-536. 06 MASSAYA CLASSIC BEKAA VALLEY 60% cinsault, 20% each cabernet sauvignon and syrah. And 15% alcohol! Gorgeous freshness. Giant fruit complex. Both sweet and cool./ Yow! Racy oak spices. Great acid. Full power revealed at the back of the palate, emulating a fortified wine. And likewise blanketed with sweet stuff. A unique and magical wine. I went back for it time after time the rest of the evening while watching the BCS final. A veritable Crimson Tide of flavors and textures. Well liked by the group. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| GER-537. 04 MASSAYA GOLD BEKAA VALLEY Cabernet, mourvedre, syrah. Well, this is larger and more gussied up with oak. More ambitious. This one’s not softened and pushed forward by a cinsaut component, so it shows a blacker side./ Sweet, handsome oak and plump, lush, chewy, chocolaty fruit. Fine depth and extraction. Needs time to warrant its price. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 31.99 each |
