Alzinger Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Mühlpoint 2016

Quiet and composed on the nose, green bean, cucumber, a touch of fresh herbs. What the nose withholds, the palate gives back: crunchy, juicy fruit with a pleasing weight from glycerol that adds sheen without heaviness. The finish opens up into something more interesting, with artichoke-like piquancy and a limpid mineral streak running through, stony, saline, faintly iodine. Understated Wachau Grüner that earns its keep.