2014 Tegernseerhof Grüner Veltliner Ried Höhereck Smaragd in Sonoma County

in Sonoma County

persistence and balance

and a mineral-driven finish

but remains extremely agile

slate vineyards

2014 Tegernseerhof Grüner Veltliner Ried Höhereck Smaragd in Sonoma CountyPlanted in 1951, Ried Hhereck is the godfather of the Veltliners in Tegernseerhof's range, and his monopole (exclusive) site. Martin says that more important than the soil (a rare Gruner Veltliner planted almost exclusively on the acidic metamorphic rock, gneiss, rather than the sandy, nutrient rich loess, which is typical for this variety), exposition (southeast and in a ravine with great access to mountain winds and an early sunset), or anything