Call me shallow, but a beautiful label can favourably predispose me towards a wine and this one had me writing an enthusiastic tasting-note before I’d even taken a sip. It’s a very gentle Furmint (the Hungarian grape variety having a renaissance in Austria), with flavours of yellow plum and pear and a touch of something golden, not wholly dissimilar to a top-notch Gruner Veltliner. 12.5% alc. Drink now-2028.

Press review:

JancisRobinson.com (previous vintage): “Smells of pear skin and green-apple skin. White pepper and pickled jalapeño. And sauerkraut. Popcorn. Chamomile. Sweet hay. It's complex, interesting, mineral. There was about 150 ml left in the bottle after the tasting, and after six days it became more and more spicy (cardamom) and nutty (green almonds) with the acidity developing a lime fragrance. Serious Furmint. (TC). 12.5% alc. Drink now-2029.” 17 points