Weingut Prager Hinter der Burg Gruner Veltliner Federspiel 2023

Weingut Prager Hinter der Burg Gruner Veltliner Federspiel 2023$39. 99 on 6+ (code 6saves2) 89 pts Vinous The 2023 Grner Veltliner Hiner der Burg was picked right behind Weissenkirchen castle on eroded and old Alpine deposits. It opens vividly with freshly cut green pear. The palate is milder and rounder than this fresh nose suggests. The body is fluid, slender and flowing, with a rounded texture that has more edges of green pear peel. (Dry) The Vineyard: Ried Hinter der Burg, meaning behind the old castle of

Production averages 13

a little less than in 2023

The Wine Cellar Insider (91): Zesty yellow citrus

Soils: 50% of clay of the Triassic era

This wine has floral notes of violets and hints of baking spices

with part of the still wines also not going through malolactic fermentation

Both wines will require extensive cellaring to hit their apex

A popular by-the-glass pour

Jacques Carillon picked early September 2023

Tim Atkin (91): For reports and full tasting notes

his Feudo Pignatone vineyards see volcanic soils at 700 meters in altitude

Cassis is not only an active port