Stephen Brook | Light, zesty, orange-peel nose, bright and perky. The nose is richer and broader than the nose would suggest, but there’s good concentration of fruit here, and the acidity creeps up on the mid-palate and finish. Too young and needs time to harmonize. Possibly not a Smaragd wine, but it’s balanced and intense, with a finish that shows potential. | 92

Andrew Jefford | Pale silver-gold. Beguilingly floral fruits here, with a sweet Virginia-tobacco and vanilla undertow: complex and refined. Fresh and juicy, yet sweet and rich, too. The palate is concentrated and gushing, intricate, with ample apple, plum, and almost brandy-like flavors, yet bright with acidity and very clean-finishing. A tender yet ample and expressive Riesling of marked Danubian style (those ample contours). Exciting stuff. | 92

Stephan Reinhardt | Bright and concentrated fruit aromas on the rich and slightly flinty nose, with its crushed- stone aromas. Rich, round, and almost sweet on the palate, this is a concentrated and still fruit-driven Veltliner, with an intense and aromatic taste, a fine mineral structure, and a long and powerful finish. This wine will drink better in the future than today, when it is dominated by fruit and an inorganic (added?) acidity. | 90