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Weingut Geyerhof

The Geyerhofs' Kremstal sector was struck by hail in late summer 2014, soon after which came the notorious rains. But to say that this winery upheld its high quality standards would be an understatement. Ilse Maier placed special emphasis on press fraction as a quality-control factor in rot-prone and barely-ripe 2014. Under low pressure, the first-run juice was jettisoned and only the heart of the pressing made it into the estate’s bottled lineup. The resulting wines are certainly models of clarity. I have not yet tasted Maier’s 2014 Pinot Blanc (“Weissburgunder Zasen”), or her candidate for a potential Gutsreserve bottling of Grüner Veltliner from that vintage. My initial impression when tasting here in June 2015 was that no Riesling Kirchensteig had been attempted. Nonetheless, in September I tasted a sample bottle under that description. But given that sample’s forbiddingly tart and surprisingly unfocused performance, I decided to give it and its authors the benefit of the doubt and refrain, for now at least, from publishing a tasting note.

From Austria 2014: A Catastrophe? Not Qualitatively! (Feb 2016) by David Schildknecht

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2014 Grüner Veltliner Rosensteig

Release Price: $23

Color: White

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