2013 Ruebenhof Lawrence IZ $360 6pack
The one with the Lawrence of Arabia eyes on the label!
He only makes only 666 bottles — we tasted bottle #6!
Sauvignon Blanc and Morillon blend.
Region: Steiermark, Austria
Appellation: Sudsteiermark
Harvested and fermented together from single vineyards. Fermented using carbonic maceration and raised in old 500L Austrian oak barrels. They say he is crazy, his wines are crazy good!
2015 Jutta Ambrositsch Gemischter Sats Satellit $216 6pack
Vienna, Austria
This is the classic fieldblend of Gruner, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay
Jutta Ambrositsch is the young woman winemaker who has been known to sleep in her vineyards. She farms biodynamically.
2015 Muller Grossman Gruner Veltliner "Satzen" $240 case
A major part of the winery’s single vineyards are located on loess soil as well as on stony, nutritious, not too heavy soils. Therefore classic loess soils feature the single vineyard “Satzen“, which creates ideal conditions for especially fruity Grüner Veltliner (Großer Satz). The location “Hochrain” fascinates with a special characteristic – high lime-shares and a deep soil. Thus the vines become enough strength to develop the full Veltliner aroma. The south-sided terraces "Steiner Point“ with primitive rock underground and conglomerated soils is, thanks to the mineral surface, perfectly suited for classic Riesling.
2015 Jamek Riesling Ried Klaus Federspiel $252 6pack
Niederosterreich, Austria
Classic Riesling, Dry but just on the edge. Spectacular. Linear. Spot on!
Jamek is one of the historic estates of the Wachau; along with FX Pichler, Hirtzberger and Prager, they were the force behind the group known as the Vinea Wachau, which demanded the highest quality of the region and created the language we use to talk about the great wines of the Wachau today (Smaragd for the most powerful of the wines, Federspiel for the more delicate, etc.). Jamek was, without a doubt, at the forefront of this renaissance, and it should not come as a surprise: Jamek has some of the most coveted vineyards in the Wachau, including the terraced titans of Klaus and Achleiten. Harvested by hand and fermented in stainless before aging in large, old barrels, these are very "grown-up" kinds of wines; solid, durable, and authoritative, they are sometimes hard to read just because they aren’t sheet-metal brilliant. But with age, the wines truly shine.
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