Weszeli Gruner Veltliner Purus 2015

This Grüner Veltliner comes almost exclusively from a single vineyard, called Kittmannsberg. A true overachiever for its pay grade, it matures for 18 months in 2000-liter French oak foudres, which furthers its profound depth, highly unusual within a mid-range wine.

Tasting Notes ... Loess soils bring an upfront but nuanced palate of tropical fruit, mustard seed, allspice and nutmeg, and while it is not sugar sweet it exhibits delicious nuances of salty brown butter. Each sip glides on the palate with a silky, supple texture, and finishes with a pleasant mix of minerals, salt, iodine and, typical of many of the wines made here, a warm, bronze metal impression.