Thirsty Thursday: 2009 Kurt Angerer “Kies” Gruener Veltliner
In the last edition of Thirsty Thursday my good blogging friend Eva from Kitchen Inspirations politely reminded me that this site’s attention to white wines has been woefully lacking as of late. Though plenty of white wines are regularly consumed in the Glutton household, it has sadly been over five months since I posted a review with a white.
Well that mistake is corrected today with Kurt Angerer’s 2009 “Kies”Gruener Veltliner.
For those of you unfamiliar with Gruener Veltliner, it’s a white varietal that is primarily grown in Austria and also found in other eastern European countries. Grueners can be crisp, dry, or weighty and typically express bright citrus flavors, minerality, spice, and peppery notes.
While Grueners are typically best enjoyed during warmer months, I find that Angerer’s “Kies” is a fantastic wine for the spring season’s varying temperatures. Though not overly complex, the wine is rounded and relaxed, with assertive citrus flavors that are refreshing as well as possessing just enough weight to enjoy in warm or cool spring time conditions.
Here is my complete review:
2009 Kurt Angerer “Kies” Gruener Veltliner (Kamptal, Austria)
Pale straw in color with a tart musty minerality on the nose, the wine opens with a hint of honey followed by a tart citrus grapefruit rindness and apple flavors. Offers a decadently weighted body that decreases pleasantly across the palate. Though not as crisp or dry as other Gruener Veltliners, Kies is still relaxing, refreshing, and enjoyable.
Retails around $17
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So what’s the chances you can send a bottle over for me to test…
Mandy
I am a white winer (that sounds terrible) but you know what I mean, so was great to read this review.
How about we do an exchange…you send me some of the best from South Africa and I send you the best from Cali.
Deal!
Thank you kindly for the shout out, Jed. And thank you for reviewing a white, I really appreciate it. I am going to see if this bottle is available at our LCBO and give it a go. The flavour profile you describe is exactly what I would look for during this time of year. Thanks again. Have a great day!
Eva http://kitcheninspirations.wordpress.com
My pleasure and I’ll be sure that whites are around more often.
Um, nice, but could you get back to the reds now? Kidding. We got laughed at in Santa Barbara for saying we liked all kinds of wine, but we do. This sounds good.
Laughed at in SB…I’m going to have to have words with my peeps there.
Thank you very much Eva! A wine for the warmer months suits me.. now lets get to the warm bit!! c
Sounds good and refreshing!
Thanks for stopping by Catalina!
I think that I really do drink white more than red and this one looks to be a good one at a reasonable price. The notes of grapefruit and apples sound delicious, thanks for the recommendation!
You’re most welcome!
What would you typically pair this with? Fish? Chicken?
Either fish or chicken would be fine Courtney…just try to keep the flavors in line with the wine’s character.
Sounds like a winner to me!
A white? There goes the neighb … er … wine cellar.
I’m very happy to see a white wine review too! I drink a lot of white wines, actually more than red, but at least in Europe lots of people never buy white wine unless it is necessary for a meal (or, as you say it gets warmer). It’s very strange, but they are always a minority in wine shops.
I am very glad to see Grüner Veltliner because I had a pleasure to taste it recently (another Austrian producer but from Kamptal too). Very interesting, but dry riesling is the love of my life… It’s extremely difficult to buy Austrian wines here, so I have had only one occasion to buy Grüner Veltliner.
I must say that I was always disappointed with wine selections when I lived in Germany. There were some decent European wines, but only the cheapest and worst from America and New World. Such a shame really.
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