Hahndorf Hill ‘Gru’ Gruner Vetliner 2019
$28.99
Adelaide Hills pioneer of this outstanding food friendly Austrian grape variety.
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Gold Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards 2020, London
Gold Medal – Berliner Wein Trophy 2020, Germany
Gold Medal – Royal Hobart Wine Show 2019
95 Points – James Halliday, The Weekend Australian ‘Has Hahndorf Hill’s hallmark precision, the intensity leaving a mouthwatering intensity and texture.’
95 Points – Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Silver Medal – International Wine Challenge 2020, London
Silver Medal – AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge 2020, Austria
Hahndorf Hill’s six-hectare vineyard is located at the edge of historic Hahndorf village and on the slopes of a gentle hill which, over a century ago, contained a slate quarry. It is very apparent when walking along the slopes of the vineyard blocks at Hahndorf Hill that slate forms a significant part of the mineral component of the soils.
The vineyard topsoils consist of a sandy-loam and red-clay blend, richly embellished with blue-red slate, quartz and ironstone intrusions. The subsoils comprise deep red clay. This abundance of diverse mineral components in the soil translates into a distinct mineral element in all their wines, which is especially beneficial for their Austrian varieties – such as Gruner Veltliner – at which they excel and have pioneered over the past 25 years.
The Adelaide Hills’ slow ripening, cool-climate environment allows for all their grapes to benefit from an extended ripening season with beautifully warm days and cold nights. This diurnal variation is a significant quality defining factor according to producers of these varieties in their native Austria. Hahndorf Hill believe in environmentally sustainable methods to bring out the finesse and vitality in their wines.
Their debut vintage of Gruner Veltliner (which they affectionately call “Gru”) was the first production of Gruner in South Australia. Huon Hooke of the SMH wrote of the debut vintage: ‘I was shocked by how authentic an Adelaide Hills gruner veltliner tasted. It’s a strikingly close replica of the Austrian model.’ Since then, their Gruners have been awarded numerous Gold Medals as well as three Trophies within Australia, with this wine being awarded 97 points by James Halliday. Commenting on the Gruner Veltliner journey, James Halliday wrote: ‘2010 marked the first release of a South Australian gruner veltliner and Hahndorf Hill has led the way ever since.’
The HHW Gru has been making waves on the international stage, too. Austria’s influential Falstaff magazine rated their 2012 Gru as the best Gruner Veltliner outside of Austria in its 2013 International Gruner Veltliner Tasting. (It topped 28 other Gruners from Europe, USA, New Zealand and Australia.) They have also received Gold Medals at the Berliner Wein Trophy competition in Germany, and the 2015 vintage was selected to represent Australia at the prestigious Six Nations Wine Challenge, where it was awarded a Double-Gold Medal.
Perfectly matched with all Asian cuisine, white meats, sea-foods and vegetarian dishes. But most excitingly, here is the ultimate white wine that will match perfectly with your favourite rare sirloin steak and roast pork!
Gruner Veltliner is a variety that ages well and this wine should develop splendidly for between 7 – 10 years. Alc 12%
More reviews….!
Hot 100 Wines 2019/2020 – The Adelaide Review ‘Ginger blossom and citrus fruits, gentle spice. Delicious and exciting! A great example of the style.’
95 points, James Halliday 2021 Wine Companion and “Best of the Best” “Brutal crop loss, six clones hand-picked over three specific days, each parcel vinified very differently, including a yeast to reduce primary fruit and 30% wild-fermented in used barriques before blending. Has that precision that is the hallmark of Hahndorf Hill, the intensity leaving a mouthwatering intensity and texture. Gold medal Hobart Wine Show ’19.”
93+Points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front “A star of a wine. It bursts out of the blocks with flavour and continues the charge all the way through to a sustained finish. It’s fruit (and spice) driven but it feels dry, slatey and textural. It somehow manages to combine neatness with character. It’s a beautiful white wine. The rush of flavour through the finish is quite something.“
RRP $36 Our Special Price only $28.99 Last stocks of 2019
New vintage (Also available as Special 6 Pack Buy for $27.50 … Click here)
Additional information
Producer | Hahndorf Hill |
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Region or Country | Adelaide Hills, Australia |
Variety | Gruner Veltliner |
Vintage | 2019 |
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