Grüner Veltliner Elementar, Herbert Zillinger, Weinviertel, Austria

Grüner Veltliner Elementar, Herbert Zillinger, Weinviertel. Dry white wine from Austria. Biodynamic wine. Special Grüner Veltliner from wine magician Herbert Zillinger. Very rich and full. The wine is called Elementar and is for Zillinger the top of what he thinks Grüner Veltliner should be . Great biodynamic wine from the Weinviertel.

• Serving: 12 ° C
• Drinking: now until 2030

Large Green Veltliner

Elementar, the name of this wine says it all. This is the essence of great Grüner Veltliner by Herbert Zillinger. Can easily compete with the great names from the Wachau such as Knoll and Pichler. Dry white wine from the Weinviertel in Niederösterreich, on the border with Slovakia.

Herbert Zillinger is quickly becoming a big name in wine country Austria. Master of Wine Jancis Robinson is a big fan of his wines from Grüner Veltliner and Traminer (we have those too). Elementar comes from grapes with the highest physiological ripeness and at the same time the least sugar, from the poorest part of the Vogelsang vineyard.

“… Zillinger is one of the very best Veltliner producers in the Weinviertel, and I can only recommend to check out his vibrant and characterful style. Just do not expect any easy-drinking tutti frutti wines here. These are serious wines made for aging and sophisticated menus.” - Parker's Wine Advocate taster Stephan Reinhardt

“ …One of the most exciting wineproducers anywhere!… underpriced and under-celebrated… The real discovery as far as I am concerned is Herbert Zillinger, whose whites are exceptionally good .”  - Jancis Robinson MW