Salzl Weissburgunder 2022

Salzl Weissburgunder, Burgenland, Austria, 2022

Grape: 100% Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), loess/sandy clay/gravel soils, unoaked

Producer Tasting Note:

Rich, bright green-yellow paling a little at the rim. Wonderfully juicy notes of fruit on the nose, ripe green apple, elegant spiciness, fine hints of stone fruit, some grape sugar and fine vegetal notes reminiscent of elderflower and nettle. Wonderfully crisp, dense and elegant on the palate, rich in finesse, ripe stone fruit, pleasant undertone of herbal spiciness, hint of white pepper, fresh minerality, subtle acid structure, balanced and juicy, robust body, fine grapefruit with Golden Delicious apple in the wonderfully long-lasting finish.

Critic's Tasting Note:

"A higher tone here after the Lentsch Pinot Gris – bright and appley, with a line of citrus. Tight, chalky-textured and intensely fresh thanks to both acidity and that salty finish. At first, it seems light, but there's depth and length as it opens"  Drink 2024-2027

16.5/20 points, Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, June 2024

Food Match: Light fish dishes (e.g. freshwater Zander/Perch), roast pork with apple sauce, Quiche Lorraine, asparagus, pasta with creamy pesto sauce, soft cheeses