2007 Der Pollerhof Grüner Veltliner Frau Mayer

From a parcel he took over in 2006 and from the woman for whom the resulting wine is named, Poller’s 2007 Gruner Veltliner Frau Mayer is strikingly redolent of blueberry, rhubarb, and honeydew melon. Rich, satiny-textured, with a piquantly nutty and succulently fruity depth, yet also featuring invigoratingly tart and saline mineral inflections, this superb example of the Weinviertel region’s outstanding potential and extraordinary value should be worth following for at least 5-6 years. Among countless small family estates in a plethora of wine villages along the Czech border, that of ambitious Erwin Poller stands out for both quality and value. His liter bottling of Gruner Veltliner represented a truly amazing value in both the 2005 and 2006 vintages, but I did not have chance to sample the 2007. I did however sample almost the entire rest of Poller’s impressive 2007 collection (with him absent). Importer Bill Mayer Age of Riesling Selections, imported by Valley View Wine Sales, Glen Ellen, CA; tel (510) 549 2444