2022 HV Estate Grüner Veltliner

$38.00

Huston Vineyards Estate Grüner Veltliner

Varietal: Grüner Veltliner

Tasting Notes:
Aromas of citrus, lime, lemon, and white pepper with honey and minerality on the mid-palate. The finish is lively with perfectly balanced acidity.

Read More:
Huston Vineyards was the first to grow Grüner in Idaho and the Snake River Valley AVA and the first to produce an Estate Grüner Veltliner in 2020. Read more about the first Grüner Veltliner grown in Idaho here.

Pair with: Asian food, particularly summer rolls and noodle salads; fried foods like the traditional Austrian schnitzel, fish and chips or even fried chicken; fresh cheeses like goats cheese, young pecorino or mozzarella; asparagus either in salad or with Hollandaise sauce.

Awards

  • 2023 Great Northwest Invitational Wine competition (2021 vintage)
  • 2022 Great Northwest Invitational Wine competition (2020 vintage)
  • BIC   2021 Idaho Wine Competition (2020 vintage)
  • 2021 Great Northwest Wine Invitational (2020 vintage)

Specs

Composition Notes 100% Grüner Veltliner
Vineyards Huston Estate Vineyard
Release Date April 2023
Cases Produced 199
Growing Season Notes Bud break in late April with a cool Spring and warm growing season. Plentiful fruit set with both high quality and high yields. Harvest was dry with both warm days and cool nights finishing the wines with both intense fruit flavors and lively acidity.
Composition Notes 100% Grüner Veltliner
Vineyards Huston Estate Vineyard
Release Date March 2022
Cases Produced 77
Growing Season Notes Bud break mid-April with a warm growing season brought forth lower yield for most varietals including Grüner Veltliner. Harvest was dry with both warm days and cool nights finishing the wines with both intense fruit flavors and lively acidity.
Composition Notes 100% Grüner Veltliner
Vineyards Huston Estate Vineyard
Release Date February 2021
Cases Produced 57
Growing Season Notes 2020 was a textbook growing season. Bud break in the vineyard in mid-April with gradient temperature increases throughout the growing season. A long Fall harvest enabled the fruit to finish with both flavor and acids. Grapes ripened slowly creating a well-balanced fruit forward wine.