2011 Laurenz and Sophie Austria Singing Grüner Veltliner

Grüner Veltliner always makes me think of clear  water, something from a mountain stream. This one is a mid to light gold, with the smell of pears and a little honey underpinned by a sense of spice. Grüner Veltliner is always drinkable I think, even without food. A good summer wine on the terrace or in the garden of a pub. Its mid-sharp on the plate but not off-putting, enriched with some bitter orange. The Laurenz and Sophie label is marked by orange on the cap and some on the otherwise fairly restrained and simple black and white label — that's also playful with its paint-like splat of orange, much like the wine. A gift from my sister from the Centennial Pub just around from Oxford at Paddington /Queens St Woolahra. Like Arneis, I can't imagine ever drinking a bad Grüner Veltliner.