Weingut Josef Jamek
Josef Jamek was one of Austria's best-known wine personalities until his death in 2011. In the late 1950s he worked hard to show his colleagues that it was possible to make dry wines without chaptalization and was at the heart of the Vinea Wachau, the quality alliance of the region's leading producers, when it was founded in 1983. Today his 25 hectares of vineyard are run by his daughter Jutta, and her husband Hans Altmann, who have carried on many of his winemaking ideals. One of these was the discreet use of malolactic fermentation to soften the herbal edge on the rieslings in cooler vintages. It is a most original style, but one that I have always struggled to appreciate as it often tends to make the different wines taste similar. They are easier to drink but sometimes lack the refreshing nerve of some of the Jameks' neighbors' best bottlings. In 2012, most of the wines were also a touch warm, and showed noticeable residual sugar. This style has its ardent followers, but a potential buyer should taste a bottle before buying a case. (www.jamek.at) Also recommended: 2012 Gruner Veltliner Federspiel Achleiten (86), 2012 Riesling Federspiel Klaus (87).
From Austria 2012 and 2011 (Dec 2013) by Joel B. Payne
2012 Weissburgunder Smaragd Hochrain
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