Bloomfield Grüner Veltliner 2024

Described by Lauren Hansen as zesty, bright and textural. She nails the point of this wine in three words like pros soms would do on a busy Saturday night service. Lauren, you have a bright future as a sommelier whenever you want to take a break from winemaking. To add to the prose, it feels like stepping into a summer field in full bloom. Add the zestiness of freshly cut grass, the crisp air of the countryside near the coast, sunshine and blue sky (I mean, look also at the colour), and that’s precisely what this wine is all about. It also has that pungency and gentle spiciness of freshly grated radish, so damn typical of the variety, like it or not. I see the texture, that phenolic grip that I often describe (wrongly or rightly) as wet clay. On the palate are reverberating wet river stones and crunchy yellow apples with a touch of summer hay. It’s a wine that gives much pleasure, bouncing around and touching every corner of the palate. It is crunchy, exuberant, and has a lot of personality. It just works! I can already see the market for this wine, but I don’t want to pigeonhole anyone anymore, especially after the latest federal elections!