Award-winning 2014 Rudi Pichler "Terrassen" GrÌ_ner Veltliner Federspiel Wachau

Reflecting lower average altitude and a higher percentage of loess soil than this year‰۪s ‰ÛÏregular‰۝ GrÌ_ner Veltliner Federspiel bottling, this evokes bacon-laced fresh green beans on the nose, which then mingle with piquant, minerally chard on an expansive yet firm palate. Smoke, salt and pepper encourage salivation and invigoration in a gripping and refreshingly juicy finish that might otherwise have come off as a bit austere. (DS)