2019 Gruner Veltliner Loibner Ried Steinertal

The 2019 Ried Steinertal Grüner Veltliner Smaragd is from weathered gneiss soils in a coolish vineyard. The fruit on the nose is pretty ripe and warm but precise and slightly flinty. Full-bodied, rich and intense, this is a powerful but fresh and finessed Steinertal with enormous concentration and sustainable length. The grapes were possibly picked some hours or days too late to present the freshness of the terroir this year, but with bottle age this will become less relevant. 13.5% alcohol. Tasted at the domain in June 2021.