F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Loibenberg 2015

White melon, Persian melon and honeysuckle come together on the nose with genuine seductive pull, generous without being blowsy. The texture is silken and expansive, carrying its ripeness gracefully across a full-bodied frame that never feels heavy. Loibenberg's signature nutmeg and white pepper thread through to a long, faintly warm finish, a natural consequence of the 14% alcohol and the inherently ripe character of both site and vintage. Worth noting: this was tasted from tank, its time in cask cut short to preserve freshness given how much richness the 2015 growing season brought to this vineyard.