Stephen Brook | Wet stones on the nose, which has a discreetly vibrant, appley character. The palate is very ripe but avoids blowsiness or excessive softness. It’s relatively forward but has ample grip and acidity, though it does lack some persistence and punch. Drink fairly soon for its exuberant fruitiness. | 90

Andrew Jefford | Bright gold. A little quieter in aromatic terms than its Spitzer peers, but the blend of fruit and spice is beautifully managed and this bubbles with grace and charm. Sumptuous and refined aromas. Lively, fresh, vivid, and perfumed on the palate, with impressive levels of orchard and wild-strawberry fruit, soft gingery spice, and a creamy vanillic richness. This is not a beast of a wine, but everything in it is crafted in perfect proportion to all of its other components. Very fine, almost dappled, yet totally gorgeous and irresistible in its sumptuous, nuanced, teasing, northern-meets-southern richness. The acidity resonates throughout, and for those who long for “minerality” there is also a residual otherness in the wine once the fruits have faded. Spellbinding. | 95

Stephan Reinhardt | Intense on the nose, with ripe and spicy, botrytis-flavored notes opens this 2018 Veltliner. On the palate, this is a rich and sweetish, quite opulent GV, with a long and salty, well-structured finish. Far too young to drink today, but promising. | 91