| Country: | Portugal |
| Region: | Douro |
| Winery: | Ruttenstock |
| Grape Type: | Blauer Portugieser (Modry) |
| Organic: | Yes |
| Vintage: | 2024 |
| Bottle Size: | 750 ml |
Ruttenstock Riesling Alte Reben is a white wine made from 100% Riesling.
Delicate peach and charming apricot on the nose. Exotic fresh structure with lots of minerals and fine fruit with a long finish.
A very stony vineyard with old vines makes for higher quality every year.
Ruttenstock Riesling Alte Reben is a white wine made from 100% Riesling.
Delicate peach and charming apricot on the nose. Exotic fresh structure with lots of minerals and fine fruit with a long finish.
A very stony vineyard with old vines makes for higher quality every year.
Proidl Senftenberg Riesling Alte Reben Kremstal DAC is a white wine made of 100% riesling.
Pale yellow green with silver glints. Fine herbal savoriness with white peach and mineral nuances, followed by hints of lime but still rather restrained.
Complex and taut, green apple, fresh acidity, citrus-mineral reverberations and exhibiting length. Definite ageing potential.
Review:
"A pale chartreuse yellow, with a silver sheen. Subtle floral notes, a hint of lime and white stone fruit, apricot and blossom honey. Juicy, elegant, white peach, a refined acidity, mineral and taut on the finish, precise, good length, with ageing potential. - Peter MOSER"
- Falstaff (April 18th 2025), 93 pts
Proidl Senftenberg Riesling Alte Reben Kremstal DAC is made from 100 percent Riesling
Pale yellow-green, silver glints. Fine herbal savouriness, white peach, mineral nuances, followed by hints of lime, but still rather restrained. Complex, taut, green apple, fresh acidity, citrus-mineral reverberations, and exhibiting length. Definite ageing potential. .
Review:
"Very striking aromas of ripe melon, peaches and ginger. Impressive depth and elegant acidity on the medium-bodied palate. Very long, fresh, bright finish. Sustainable. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
- James SUCKLING (October 10th 2024), 93 pts
Gessinger Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Alte Reben Caldo Infernale made from 100 percent Riesling.
The Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Caldo Infernale was produced from over 100-year-old ungrafted vines in the Gewann “im Kalk,” the original part of the vineyard. This is a typical Devonian slate Riesling with fruity elegance and great durability.
Although riper elements of yellow peach, coconut, Victoria pineapple, and almond cream directly capture the attention, the nose maintains a fresh character with minty and zesty notes. The wine shows ripe and sweet elements on the palate, and has quite some creamy and juicy elements such as canned yellow peach and pineapple. The finish brings the right amount of zest to lift up the aromatics and adds focus and tension, while there is an almost Eiswein-type of acidity in the aftertaste. This is a gorgeous Auslese.
Ruttenstock Gruner Veltliner is made from 100 percent Gruner Veltliner.
Very fruity and light Gruner Veltliner with fresh aromas of citrus and green apples. Crisp on the palate with lively acidity structure.
Pair with cold appetizers, soup, fish, vegetables, salad.
Ruttenstock Blauer Portugieser Alte Reben is made from 100% Blauer Portugieser (Modry).
Aroma of red berries and cherry, flavor offers a pleasant fruitiness. A soft and velvety finish completes the taste experience of this wine.
Hand harvested with the sorting of the grapes upon arrival. Grapes are 100% destemmed with skin contact maceration for 5-7 days at 25-27°C. There is a slight filtration before bottling and after bottling, wine is aged in bottles for 2-3 months to avoid bottle-shock.
RS: 1.8g/L, TA: 4.5g/L, ABV: 12.5%
Mathias Ruttenstock, 4th generation winemaker in Röschitz in the Weinviertel region of Austria. He has been in charge of the winery since 2011, following the footsteps of his father, grandfather and great grandfather. Mathias gained his experience by working with Anton Bauer in the Wagram and through internships at Roman Pfaffl and Julius Klein.
The vineyard is small, with only 42 acres and a total production of 80,000 bottles. The vast Weinviertel stretches from the Danube valley in the south to the Czech border in the north, and from the Manhartsberg in the west to the border of Slovakia in the east. The Weinviertel is mostly known for Grüner Veltliner and the first DAC in Austria. If the label reads Weinviertel DAC it is always 100% Grüner Veltliner. A highlight of the western part of Weinviertel is the area around the historic winetrading town of Retz, with its labyrinth of underground wine cellars.
Pernot Belicard Bienvenue Batard Montrachet Grand Cru is made from 100 percent Chardonnay.
Aromas of white peach, white apple, with a beautiful minerality. Also lighty salty, chalky aromas and some bread and brioche flavors and a hint of vanilla.
Paultry with cream based sauces, French cheese, like camembert, but not to strong, also sea food and fish.
Argot Bastard Tongue Pinot Noir is made from 100 percent Sonoma Pinot Noir.
Inheriting an unbroken string of success, the "Bastard Tongue" arrives fully-formed and ready to impress. Always a blend from multiple Pinot Noir vineyards, this iteration of "BT" was selected from three distinct sites, each making their own unique contribution of Sonoma County terroir to the wine's character.
Exploding forth on a tidal wave of high-toned, intense red and black fruits, this is a Pinot Noir that no stemware can contain. The palate's profound depth is balanced by an inherent freshness, allowing the wine to crackle with brambly energy, while sustained by bass notes of underbrush, black tea, pie spice and baker's chocolate. A formidable rendition of "Bastard Tongue", and a deserving successor to its line.
Night harvested by hand throughout September, cluster and berry sorted by hand, de-stemmed, no crushing. 7-day cold soaks, followed by native fermentation in open-top bins. Average time on the skins, 14 days. Aging 22 months in French oak barriques (95% new). Never racked prior to bottling. Bottled unfined, unfiltered.
Very versatile for pairing. Goes well with grilled meat, vegetable, fish, poultry and cheese.
Review:
"The 2023 'Bastard Tongue' is an utterly delicious Pinot Noir from Argot. It is both vibrant and expressive, with lifted aromas of raspberries, dark cherries and sweet cranberries woven together with notes of lavender, dried violets, baking spices, tea leaf, and mossy notes that remain persistent throughout. On the palate, it reveals a mouthwatering core of juicy red/dark fruit wrapped in supple tannins, with a gorgeous silky texture that speaks to its finesse. What sets this wine apart is its freshness—bright acidity energizes the layers of flavor, giving the wine a lively structure and a clean, extended finish. It's a Pinot Noir that balances depth and elegance with remarkable complexity." - 97 Points, International Wine Report
"Explosive red fruits, cool pine forest, loamy underbrush, five-spice and bakers chocolate. This wine marches down the palate with red-fleshed strawberries, Luxardo cherries and a hint of blood orange. As the finish spins into infinity, the fruit profile evolves from red to black, crescendoing on the palate's persistent lift of sweet and floral spice notes. Magnificent." - 96 Points, Jeb Dunnuck