Zillinger Ried Weintal Organic Gruner Veltliner 2018

A very nice Gruner Veltliner and a beautiful accompilment to fish or light meat (chicken, veal or pork) meals

Opened this Zillinger Ried Weintal Gruner Veltliner 2018 . I had a Bottle same time last year and left this another year and it’s all the better for it. Happy Sunday night everyone. 😀

An interesting wine and nice to try something different, but not to my taste and so wouldn’t get again.

Really disappointed with this wine.
We had ordered the Carmen Stevens Chenin blanc 2021, but for some reason it was replaced with this bottle instead.
As soon as we poured it the wine had an unusual golden colour more like a dessert wine but with a strange musty smell and a sour taste that just didn’t go well with our food.
Definitely wouldn’t get this again (not that I chose it in the first place)
I wondered if it was just a one off but looking at the reviews I’m not the only one with this opinion.

I love an Austrian white and am a big fan of Gruner Veltliner, however, this one was not one of my favourites unfortunately. I think it was a good bottle of wine and in fairness I think that I pretty much did the damage myself by pairing it with the wrong food but I found this one just a bit too bold in its flavour and not crisp enough for what I paired it with. This is a wine that kicks a real fruity punch and as such I think should be paired with something equally as powerful. I will buy again and try to get it right next time.

Slightly sour taste, limited floral notes.

Stunning wine, smooth & full bodied

I’m amazed at the negative reviews: this is a lovely wine. A beautiful colour and a complex white. Not like other Gruner Veltliners we’ve tried and none the worse for that.

Couldn’t be sure if this was off or not. It was really not right. Tasted like ham.

But I’ve reported this as not right so honestly could have been just the bottle we had.