Xarel.lo from Peneds and Pinot from Vienna

[Saina Nieminen]

Masia Can Tutusaus Peneds Vall Dolina Xarel.lo 2007

12,5% abv. A very attractive scent of green apple and minerals. Quite full body, high acidity, ripe but strongly appley fruit: unoaked and very refreshing. It seems like a great Cava except without bubbles. Interesting and very enjoyable and has a high evaporation rate.

Wieninger Pinot Noir Ros de Pinot 2007
12,5%. Very light salmon pink. Whereas in the 2006 I found much leafy aromas that reminded me of Cabernet Franc (strange to get such different grapes confused when blind and when ros!), I found this 2007 to be classic Pinot in its aromas of root vegetables, bright red fruit and earth. Medium bodied, very refreshing acidity, crunchy, but also sweet and ripe strawberried fruit. Crunchy and mineral aftertaste. Very charming wine and has a huge evaporation rate.

 

[Eden Mylunsch]

I didn't mind the 2006 as much as you seem to have, but I tend to drink ross chilled down and without a lot of analysis. I think that the Wieninger Nussberg Alta Reben is one of my favorite Austrian wines, year-in and year-out.

I attended a party in the vineyard following Vie Vinum last year and it was quite a magical evening. About 10 minutes after the bus deposited us at the end of the road, the sky opened up with rain. They gave us plastic raincoats and we hung out in the tractor sheds for a couple of hours, eating and drinking until the rain stopped. We were also treated to quite a lightning storm visible below us over Vienna and a good time was had by all (or at least all who didn't mind getting soaked). Here's a picture of the festivities:

-Eden (Rene Fleming was scheduled to sing but canceled due to the weather)