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97
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James Halliday's Wine Companion
White
Classification
Gruner Veltliner
Variety
2023
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Adelaide Hills
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
Drink Now
Cellaring
Scores
97 / 100"Hmm. Isn’t this something? It has a dusting of white pepper on the bouquet, the palate with quite wonderful flavour and a glorious texture, thanks in part to near-invisible tannins. Bosc pear and a hint of dried apricot are sidelines."
- James Halliday's Wine Companion
Tasting Notes
Longview is a stunning family owned Australian vineyard located just outside the historic township of Macclesfield in the Adelaide Hills. Set on undulating slopes reminiscent of old-world estates but unmistakably Australian, it has quickly established itself as one of the most awarded vineyards since its 2001 inaugural vintage.
Longview is one of the first vineyards in Australia to plant Grüner Veltliner and is planted to three different Austrian clones (HHW 2, HHW 3 and Iby) – all on own roots. Now the vines are 11 years old, we are noticing fantastic fruit quality through the vineyard with consistent bunches and well controlled vigour.
2023 was a very cool vintage with intermittent rainfall, prolonging the ripening period, enabling good fruit flavor development without high sugars. The Longview team worked very hard in the vineyard ensuring good airflow and bunch positioning to help ripen evenly. Most varietals were harvested much later than most years however this ensured frui
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity