Grabenwerkstatt Grüner Veltliner Wachauwerk 2021

Importer notes: "[$40 list] The Wachauwerk is a unique bottling for Michael and Franz, winemaker friends who started their joint project in 2014. Gruner Veltliner grown biodynamically and to their specifications by some friends in Mautern, in the heart of the Wachau. Temperatures here are warmer and the terrain is more forgiving. Thus, they pick early to retain the freshness, acidity and precision we expect from their wines. As always it is made with minimal intervention, sulphur and with extreme attention to detail. This is a wine that is intended to be more approachable and supremely drinkable while young. Delicious and inviting."

16.5/20 points Jancis Robinson, MW: "Here's what the producers write about this wine: 'Here we take a look outside the Spitzer Graben to the opposite end of the Wachau in Mautern. We purchase Grüner Veltliner grapes there from a friend that cultivates his old vineyard the same way we take care of ours: attentively and with abundant manual labour. We make one wine from here, which represents an alternative concept to Grabenwerk. Softer, more approachable and warmer, Wachauwerk tells the story of its terroir which is marked with deep, humus-rich soil and a Pannonian climate. Very pure, luscious, winning fruit on the nose. The palate finishes with curranty fruit and a little chalkiness of texture on the end. Long and impressive – and already approachable. Drink: 2022-2026. (10/9/22)"