Sunday, November 27, 2005
Heurignhof Brundlmayer
Langelois, Austria
Walterstr. 14 A-3550
www.heurighof.at
Heurignhof Brundlmayer is the wine bistro that one of the more well known and respected producers in the Langelois and all of Austria.
Brundlmayer operates the Heurignhof at the heart of the wine village just a few hundred meters from our hotel. Helene and I went there for Sunday lunch and had a wonderful meal, drank some excellent wines and found a few to bring home. Like Nigl there is also a hotel along with the restaurant and wine tasting bar area.
Not one of these wines is a slouch and all would be great additions to anyone’s cellar. I really liked the two young wines from the Kamptaler Terrassen. These are perect for every day drinking, do not have the high alcohol and would be perfect with Sushi.
2004 Gruner Veltliner Kamptaler Terrassen
A very light and refreshing white from young vines in the Kamptal terraced hillsides. Lemon zest, limes, with a crystaline like color quality. Good even flavors from start to finish.
2004 Gruner Veltliner Alte Reben
Richer and creamier, with a more tropical array of flavors. Melons, peaches and pears, with a hint of orange peel and orange blossoms.
2004 Gruner Veltliner Ried Lamm
Easily the most complex of the four, also with great mineral flavors and forward fruit, the wine is higher in acid. It was the most floral of the Gruners Veltliners and most complex I suspect this is also the most age-worthy offering up flavors of peach, pear, melon and a hint of lime makes this wine a real charmer.
2004 Gruner Veltliner Berg Vogelsang
Note to pal Doug Margerum. Someone is making a Gruner out of grapes from the Vogelsang vineyard. I also realized that on his labels the vineyard name is spelled wrong, with a Z. Oh, must be a momentary lapse of reason of where Helene and I are as I spotted a vineyard name that sounded the same. Crisper and leaner, austere, but with a concentrated finish of lemon juice and grapefruit with a hint of golden pear flavor.
For lunch we had a very fresh green salad with chilled diced beef in a balsamic and olive oil dressing and diced with red peppers; White wine soup made with Gruner Veltliner. Very tasty boiled beef which is an Austrian traditional dish, plus pork schnitzel were our main courses.
2004 Riesling Kamptaler Terrassen
Cool and crisp, very bright. I wish they had this at Roy's to go with the very tasty Sushi. More reminiscent of Alsatian style whites, this is extremely easy to drink.
2004 Riesling Zobinger Heilgenstein
A very nice wine that has a perfect balance of acid and fruit, it goes exceptionally well with red saurkraut and fresh potato salad not to mention with the schnitzle.
2004 Heiligenstein Alte Raben
A wonderful glass of wine that is loaded with grapefruit, pineapple and lime flavors. Hint of lemon zest around the edge and a nice long juicy finish.
2004 Heiligenstein Lyra Riesling
Wow. Brisk, bracing acidity. Loaded with lemon lime zinging flavors, a touch of green apple and a dazzling long fisish of green apple and pears. Amazing purity and clean whistle stop finish.
I look forward to my return visit next summer as there is so much in this region to taste, eat and visit!
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Langelois, Austria
Walterstr. 14 A-3550
www.heurighof.at
Heurignhof Brundlmayer is the wine bistro that one of the more well known and respected producers in the Langelois and all of Austria.
Brundlmayer operates the Heurignhof at the heart of the wine village just a few hundred meters from our hotel. Helene and I went there for Sunday lunch and had a wonderful meal, drank some excellent wines and found a few to bring home. Like Nigl there is also a hotel along with the restaurant and wine tasting bar area.
Not one of these wines is a slouch and all would be great additions to anyone’s cellar. I really liked the two young wines from the Kamptaler Terrassen. These are perect for every day drinking, do not have the high alcohol and would be perfect with Sushi.
2004 Gruner Veltliner Kamptaler Terrassen
A very light and refreshing white from young vines in the Kamptal terraced hillsides. Lemon zest, limes, with a crystaline like color quality. Good even flavors from start to finish.
2004 Gruner Veltliner Alte Reben
Richer and creamier, with a more tropical array of flavors. Melons, peaches and pears, with a hint of orange peel and orange blossoms.
2004 Gruner Veltliner Ried Lamm
Easily the most complex of the four, also with great mineral flavors and forward fruit, the wine is higher in acid. It was the most floral of the Gruners Veltliners and most complex I suspect this is also the most age-worthy offering up flavors of peach, pear, melon and a hint of lime makes this wine a real charmer.
2004 Gruner Veltliner Berg Vogelsang
Note to pal Doug Margerum. Someone is making a Gruner out of grapes from the Vogelsang vineyard. I also realized that on his labels the vineyard name is spelled wrong, with a Z. Oh, must be a momentary lapse of reason of where Helene and I are as I spotted a vineyard name that sounded the same. Crisper and leaner, austere, but with a concentrated finish of lemon juice and grapefruit with a hint of golden pear flavor.
For lunch we had a very fresh green salad with chilled diced beef in a balsamic and olive oil dressing and diced with red peppers; White wine soup made with Gruner Veltliner. Very tasty boiled beef which is an Austrian traditional dish, plus pork schnitzel were our main courses.
2004 Riesling Kamptaler Terrassen
Cool and crisp, very bright. I wish they had this at Roy's to go with the very tasty Sushi. More reminiscent of Alsatian style whites, this is extremely easy to drink.
2004 Riesling Zobinger Heilgenstein
A very nice wine that has a perfect balance of acid and fruit, it goes exceptionally well with red saurkraut and fresh potato salad not to mention with the schnitzle.
2004 Heiligenstein Alte Raben
A wonderful glass of wine that is loaded with grapefruit, pineapple and lime flavors. Hint of lemon zest around the edge and a nice long juicy finish.
2004 Heiligenstein Lyra Riesling
Wow. Brisk, bracing acidity. Loaded with lemon lime zinging flavors, a touch of green apple and a dazzling long fisish of green apple and pears. Amazing purity and clean whistle stop finish.
I look forward to my return visit next summer as there is so much in this region to taste, eat and visit!
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