11 February 2021 Two trailblazers in the far north-east of Austria compared. Geese, for grazing and fertiliser, in Herbert Zillinger's Hirschenreyn vineyard pictured.
The 2019 vintage in Austria is clearly stellar. (See Julia’s coverage of the 2019 Grüner Veltliners and Rieslings and more late last year.) I have therefore been much looking forward to tasting the 2019s from two of the most ambitious producers in Austria’s Weinviertel, the generally...