Alzinger Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Mühlpoint 2015

Loess terroir written all over this wine. Roasted lentil, green herbs and a dark, brooding undercurrent of peat and iodine give the Mühlpoint a sinister edge that sets it apart. Yet there's nothing heavy-handed here, juicy honeydew melon and a clean, cutting freshness keep things buoyant, a balance that speaks directly to the vintage's character. The flavors carry with impressive persistence for a Federspiel, packing genuine depth without leaning on alcohol to get there. A textbook expression of its genre, and a close match in quality to Alzinger's Frauenweingarten bottling from the same year.