Kollwentz Wine Estate earns the highest rating in both:
5 crowns from Vinaria,
5 stars from Falstaff!
The standout wines all come from the 'Grand Cru' vineyards of the winery:
95-97 Chardonnay Gloria 2010
93-95 Chardonnay Tatschler 2010
92-94 Pinot Noir Dürr 2010
94 Blaufränkisch Setz 2009
96 Blaufränkisch Point 2009
95 Steinzeiler 2009
Kellerberg, Singerriedel, Salzberg, Admiral and Steinzeiler... these are the names of the grands crus that quicken the pulse of all who love Austrian wine. Great wines, created by the most talented of the growers in the land. It was and still is these exceptional men and women who provide the foundation upon which Austrian viticulture has been built.
Chardonnay Gloria 2010 is listed among the Top 10 white wines, while Blaufränkisch Point 2009 ranks among the Top 10 red wines.
... terrifically precise. Snappy; elegantly radiant with a cool piquancy...
—pure Sauvignon Blanc pleasure—but please decant!
A marvelous tasting with dear friends:
2008 — elegant and young
2007 — striking, distinctive and young
2006 — spicy, young
2005 — wow! drinking well already...
2004 —rather firm, still needs time
2003 — juicy and long
2002 — this one's the classic; tremendous
2001 — absolutely underestimated, very good
2000 — needs air!
1999 — fabulous as always—will it continue to improve?
1997 — ...and just a wee bit better—if you can imagine that!
this Auslese comes from the great 1975 vintage as well: no perceptible residual sugar; finely matured, but without so much presence on the palate as the same year's Steinzeiler.
