It comes at you like a hand around the wrist, firm enough to stop you, gentle enough to make you lean in. The first sip snaps awake with lime peel and white pepper, the kind of brightness that sends a shiver down your spine before you even realise you like it. The wine knows exactly how much pressure to apply. Just enough to make your breath catch.
Then the texture hits. Sleek, cold, unforgiving in the way only something beautifully made can be. Green apple, crushed herbs, a mineral line that tightens and tightens until you give up pretending you’re in control. Grüner doesn’t roughhouse. It orchestrates. Every inch of pleasure is deliberate and you feel every second of it.
The release is clean and slow, a long exhale you didn’t realise you were holding. Pair it with spicy noodles, grilled shrimp or anything bold enough to push back a little. It tastes even better when there is something resisting.
Region: Niederösterreich, Austria Grapes: Grüner Veltliner
