Winery - Gesellmann
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tobacco and wood aromas open into a beautiful, perfumed wine. The cherry and loganberry fruits are rounded with cocoa, mint and vanilla from wood. This is an impressively structured wine. Age for 2–3 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Juicy red fruits, strawberry jelly and smooth wood give this wine a sophisticated, elegant character. The acidity and red cherries pierce through the tannins, giving extra freshness, but also adding to the rich, intense flavors.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A wine that pairs with Gesellmann’s Bela Rex Bordeaux blend. In Op (short for Opus) Eximium, Austrian grapes provide a delicious spice confection of wild fruits, expertly blended into an intense dark berry- and vanilla-flavored wine. The acidity gives a final earthy boost.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dominated by Blaufränkisch, with St. Laurent and Zweigelt, Op (or Opus) Eximium was first made in 1988 (hence cuvée 17 for the 2004). This particular vintage is one of the finest, a suave, velour-like wine, with black plums, figs and dark, firm tannins all working together. The acidity that spears through the wine keeps it fresh, but there’s more in the way of concentration. Screwcap.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A complex wine that showcases the straight lines of Cabernet Sauvignon, with smoother fruit from Merlot. Smoke and tobacco aromas are welcoming. The palate is held together by polished wood flavors, with black currants. An impressive wine for aging.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Although Albert Gesellmann is better known for his reds, he certainly knows how to make this dessert style of wine. This eiswein is pierced through with citrus acidity shining through the intense honeyed sweetness and syrupy texture. Should age well.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Made from the Sämling grape (also known as the Scheurebe), this is a wonderfully intense wine, balancing sweetness with crisp white pear acidity. It layers botrytis dryness with sweet hedgerow honey and a pure fruit character.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pure Blaufränkisch, giving sweet fruit, an earthy series of tannins and fresh acidity. Pepper and spicy black currants give texture and a bright, red-hued finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Typical mineral notes shine through this impressive wine. It has plenty of acidity, berry fruits and vivid acidity, the whole structure held together by dark tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The fruit and the richness are all Austrian, with the weight of the Scheurebe giving both richness and power to the wine.
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