Nigl, Privat Gruner Veltliner Vintage:2004 In contrast to the freshness

In contrast to the freshness of the Puligny villages

I very much like the balance as the firm acid spine is well-integrated though note that this too is going to require at least 5-ish years of cellaring first

Flavours of orange rinds and red plum skins segue into a finish that takes a few seconds to really set in and show itself

the nose blasts off with lavender

Nigl, Privat Gruner Veltliner Vintage:2004 In contrast to the freshnessThe 2004 Gruner Veltliner Privat as per usual comes from 40 to 50 year old vines in a lower section of the Piri, and Nigl gave this fruit harvested November 26 27 an entire day of skin contact before pressing. The results are little short of spectacular. Lilac, fennel and white pepper aromas lead to a rich, full bodied, creamy, silken, yet always insistently bright mouthful of fruit, nut oils, and liquid stone. The finish here is cool in its measured