Tomich Woodside Vineyard Grüner Veltliner 2021

This quality Austrian white grape has found an exciting new home in the Adelaide Hills, really making a mark with a number of producers joining the bandwagon. This is an exceptional example. Part of the single vineyard collection of wines from their high altitude Woodside Vineyard, this is lemon gold in colour. The aromas weave through stonefruits, hazelnuts, spices and pears. There are some flavours here that are not too distant from what one might find with a quality Chenin Blanc, though I am not sure that there are many Chenins made in this country of this quality, if any. Good concentration but the real highlight of this wine must surely be the gorgeous supple textural note. Seamless and layered, this has density and serious length plus good intensity. This should drink superbly over the next five to six years. Anyone interested in exploring this emerging variety should definitely look to this wine to see what the fuss is all about.