Tasting of Grüner Veltliner 2015

It is almost obligatory to start with Grüner Veltliner, the most planted grape variety in the Czech Republic. The flagship of our neighbour Austria doesn’t enjoy such a high popularity by the local Czech customers recently, therefore the planted area has decreased in last 10 years to almost a half, creating less than 10% of the total vineyards. It is widely used for blend or sparkling wine, often in very poor quality. However, it is a pity because when carefully treated, it can provide high quality pleasant crispy wines enjoyable for every-day drinking. 

Grüner Veltliner 2015

dry

Spätlese (Late harvest)
12 % alc.
residual sugar: 1,4 g/l
acids: 5,9 g/l

Morava region, Velke Pavlovice subregion, wine village Velke Bilovice, vineyard Predni hora

This Grüner Veltliner 2015 comes from winery Skoupil, in the Velke Pavlovice subregion, wine village Velke Bilovice, vineyard Predni hora. Very nice location of vineyard at moderate slope, with lots of sunshine, on muck and loess soil. GV is typically harvested  in Kabinet Prädikat to produce dry and light wines, however the summer 2015 was very warm and the grape ripeness was higher, therefore this one falls into Spätlese (Late harvest).

Light yellow color, intense aroma with tones of green pepper, lemon and linden blossom. A lush palate, with notes of piquant pepper, green apples, lemon citrus, encouraged by lively acidity. The fresh brisk taste finishes with almonds and a slight touch of floral honey. Beautiful crispiness invites to another sip, this wine is a perfect refreshing choice for hot summer days.

This wine comes from a collection TERROIR, produced with an intent to emphasize the particular vineyard and its uniqueness. On the beautiful label you can find a map of the wine village, the particular vineyard is marked in yellow. Thanks to the decoration with the embossing technology, you can travel on the map with your finger discovering the local landscape. The map has lovely details – check out the cute little tractor! :)

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