Saturday, May 2, 2015

Chateau Valtice Neuburské 2012 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Neuburger (Red VeltlinerxSylvaner)
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Valtice village, Knížecí vyhlídka vineyard
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet:grapes, yellow fruits, some spiciness
Taste: medium body, canned yellow fruits, mirabelle, lime, spiciness, hint of white grapefruit at the end with slight residual sugar, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+7=85
Price: CZK 149 on sale
Stopper: cork
Very nice representation of the variety for sure. Seems like Chateau Valtice is having one of the best vineyards with this variety, which is used by quite common in the past and now is quite rare due to preference for the international varieties. See my previous posts from different vintages.

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