2020 Now finished: GRÜNER VELTLINER, Loimer. Kamptal, Austria (Half Bottle)

In the UK Austria is at last being recognised as a great wine-producing country – it’s taken decades to get over the scandal from way back in 1985. But no the nation produces such consistently excellent whites.
Kamptal is less famous than the Wachau but has several of Austria’s top producers.

UK agent, Liberty Wines:
“Fred Loimer owns 80 hectares around Langenlois, in the sunny Kamptal region of Lower Austria. Fred attended Austria’s renowned Klosterneuburg University and gained valuable experience in Nahe, Germany and the Napa Valley before taking over the winery from his father in 1997. Unlike many Austrian producers who go for an overly rich and sweet style, Fred gets full ripeness in the vineyard yet ferments to dryness, managing to produce wines with lovely definition, zest and balance on the palate.”

Stony-dry, savoury, gently spicy.