Grüner Veltliner casual sipping with ham cheese fruit plate
Relaxing decompress Friday night at home we prepared a simple plate of sliced ham, assorted cheese and fruits with paired wine.
After an enjoyable lunch and delectable food and wine pairing at Queensyard at Hudson Yard in NYC, I went out and picked up the latest release of the WBTG selection - Gruner Veltliner. I wrote in more detail about Weingut Bründlmayer Grüner Veltliner in these pages at that time.
Tonight was an earlier vintage of that label, we opened the 2019 which paired nicely with the smoked Gouda, Sharp cheddar, baked ham, crisp apples and pineapple,.
Kamptal has very little vineyard area bordering the Danube River (unlike Wachau and Kremstal, whose vineyards run along it). The region takes its name from the river called Kamp, which traverses it north and south. Kamptal’s densely planted vineyards represent eight percent of Austria’s total, the loess and sand with some gravel and rocks, make it suitable for Grüner Veltliner, the predominant grape planted in half of the zone. 75% of the world’s Grüner Veltliner coming from Austria.
Grüner Veltliner wines cover a diverse range from pleasant “light and dry” (such as this one labeled "L+T").
Winemaker Notes - Appealing nose of apples, fresh citrus
and mild flowery aromas, as well as rosewood, green peas and asparagus.
Fresh and crisp with flavors of
sappy fruits on the palate followed
Light
straw colored, light bodied, bright crisp tangy acidic notes of pear and green and yellow-apple
with hints of citrus, lime and herbs with crisp acidity on a smooth
finish.
