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94
/ 100
Mike Bennie -
94
/ 100
Gary Walsh
White
Classification
Gruner Veltliner
Variety
2024
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Adelaide Hills
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
Drink Now
Cellaring
Scores
94 / 100"Succulent white wine of distinct varietal character, and great for it. Cucumber in tonic water, some ginger spice, kohlrabi and radish notes, green herbs, a dusting of white pepper and a big squeeze of lime. Squeaky textured, good sense of freshness and chew. Terrific drinking here."
- Mike Bennie
94 / 100
"Hills Grüner is also a thing. Peach and pear, white pepper and spice. It’s juicy, quite some Parmesan rind savoury stuff, dusty texture, lime rind, with a finish of excellent length. Some mint perfume too, all up a textured and complex example of Grüner. Good."
- Gary Walsh
Tasting Notes
Longview is an Australian pioneer with Grüner Veltliner, a variety that captured our interest as one of the world’s most versatile wines. We have three different Austrian clones planted in 2010 on a cool and breezy single south facing slope. Harvested as spice and flavour develops and capturing natural acidity. Crushed and gently pressed to manage phenolics whilst capturing pepper spice from the skins. Cloudy juice is fermented cool in stainless steel to maintain aromatics and build texture and palate richness. Fermented to dryness and bottled immediately to preserve freshness. In 2022 Longview won the Francois De Castella trophy, a first for Gruner Veltliner.
TROPHY + TOP GOLD - ROYAL QUEENSLAND AWARDS, 2024
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity