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Description
Nick Spencer's latest release of Tumbarumba Gruner Veltliner is excellent.
It comes from a single vineyard in the Tumbarumba region, at 750m above sea level. The cool temperatures and the old volcanic soils on this site make it the ideal location for this Austrian variety.
Nick's taken the fruit, gently pressed it stainless steel and bottled it after a couple of months on lees. No tricks, just doing his best to preserve the purity of fruit that this cool site offers.
Nick's move towards a gentler winemaking style pays dividends with the delicacy of Gruner. It's a delicious rendition and one that's sure to be very popular with fans of the variety.
93 points
"It has the varietal signature of GV with apple, green melon, some spice cupboard, aniseed, white pepper and citrus zest. It’s fleshy and has some weight and richness, a little savoury/umami complexity, a fair bit of spice, balanced acidity with some powdery grip, and a cinch of grapefruit pith on a finish of good length. Excellent. A little more weighty and complex than previous iterations, perhaps."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
