Herbert Zillinger, Wienviertel
Kompromisløs purist. Biodynamiske avantgarde-vine fra Weinviertel.
Herbert Zillinger overtog i 1998 det dengang 7 ha store familievinbrug. I 2005 blev Herberts kone, Carmen Zillinger, en del af firmaet, og fra 2016 har hun arbejdet fuld tid sammen med sin mand. I dag er gården vokset til 15 ha vinmark, der i 2015 blev certificeret økologisk og i 2017 biodynamisk. Der er ikke planer...
Remarkably deep greenish coppery colour. Fine, intense, lightly smoky nose. Kerpow! Pure fruit hits the palate and grips it from beginning to end. Still quite youthful but bone dry. Clean as a whistle with a light hint of lilies. Pretty impressively persistent for such a baby. - Jancis Robinson MW
Predominantly from younger vines cultivated on loess soils, the 2020 Grüner Veltliner Neuland opens with a yeasty as well as crystalline nose with perfectly ripe white and yellow fruit aromas and a touch of flint. Fresh, fine and juicy on the palate, this is a light and finessed, persistently salty Veltliner with bright, aromatic fruit and 11% alcohol. Stimulatingly refreshing lemon juice aromas. Excellent. - Stephan Reinhardt
Ung, enkel og frisk veltliner. Væsentligt mere straight og ren end sidst, vi testede Zillinger, med citrus, kamille og strejf af druens særlige krydderi, der ligger et sted mellem peber og grønne linser. Dejlig let (11,5%) og sprød mund med god syre. - Søren Frank
Remarkably intense, pungent nose for an 11.5% wine. Deep golden colour. Really concentrated fruit flavour with none of the fermentation aromas that can mark some young Grüners. Lots of extract and a pure cocktail of flowers and white pepper. Very Very Good Value - Jancis Robinson MW
In contrast to the Radikal, the 2018 Grüner Veltliner Neuland is based on the fruit of the youngest vines of the domain. Whole-cluster pressing, vinification until February last year and bottled under screwcap with 11.5% alcohol, the wine is clear, fresh and even yeasty on the nose, with citric-scented fruit aromas and notes of milled stones. Lush and piquant on the palate, this is a well-structured, nicely grippy and stimulating Veltliner with stimulating bitters on the finish. This is a classic to go with almost everything from the Austrian cuisine. - Stephan Reinhardt
Helles Gelbgrün, Silberreflexe. Feine gelbe Apfelfrucht, zart nach Mango, tabakige Würze, ein Hauch von Wiesenkräutern. Mittlerer Körper, weiße Fruchtnuancen, angenehmer Säurebogen, balanciert, zarte Fruchtsüße im Abgang, vielseitig einsetzbar.
