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Austrian IWC medal winners that are perfectly placed to fill a gap in your shelves

Published:  27 July, 2009

Looking for a new wine to plug a regional or stylistic gap on your shelves? First Taste aims to help, with the first in a series of features looking at medal winners from the International Wine Challenge's Discovery Tasting. The competition features the best new wines from around the world that are looking for representation, with each undergoing a rigorous tasting by an expert judging panel. First up, a focus on Austria.

Looking for a new wine to plug a regional or stylistic gap on your shelves? First Taste aims to help, with the first in a series of features looking at medal winners from the International Wine Challenge's Discovery Tasting. The competition features the best new wines from around the world that are looking for representation, with each undergoing a rigorous tasting by an expert judging panel. First up, a focus on Austria.

Looking for a new wine to plug a regional or stylistic gap on your shelves? First Taste aims to help, with the first in a series of features looking at medal winners from the International Wine Challenge's Discovery Tasting. The competition features the best new wines from around the world that are looking for representation, with each undergoing a rigorous tasting by an expert judging panel. First up, a focus on Austria.

Harald Zierer, Rotgipfler (botrytis) 2005, Thermenregion
zierer@weingut-zierer.at
Burnished amber. Digestive biscuit aromas. Intense sultana and rich honeyed palate. Fruit cake and roast nuts, good acidity and long glorious finish. Desert in a glass.
Gold

Weingut Walter Skoff, Morillon Classique 2008, Südsteiermark
weingut@skoff.com
Very ripe floral nose of white flowers, peach and apple blossom. Good freshness and perfect balance.
Silver

Weingut Walter Skoff, Royal Sauvignon Blanc 2007, Südsteiermark
weingut@skoff.com
Pale straw colour with a light spritz. A herbaceous sauvignon nose with notes of grapefruit and guava. Good length and well-balanced.
Silver

Wolfgang Zeileis, Grüner Veltliner Lauschenkreuz Kremstal Dac Reserve 2007, Kremstal
info@kremsergold.at
Lifted perfumed nose, pungent fruit palate - hints of tropical fruit. Balanced and long.
Silver

Erich Scheiblhofer, Prädium 2007, Burgenland
wein@andau.com
Youthful, with a nose of smoke, toast and pepper. Excellent example of cool-climate wine.
Bronze.

Erich Scheiblhofer, Shiraz 2007, Burgenland
wein@andau.com
Black fruits on the nose. Oak and minty flavours with a pleasant crispness and a long finish.
Bronze

Harald Zierer, Chardonnay 2006, Thermenregion
zierer@weingut-zierer.at
Creamy fruit notes with intense honeyed nose. Good acidity and balance on the palate.
Bronze

Ing. W. Baumgartner, Blauer Portugieser 2007, Weinviertel
weinkellerei@wein-baumgartner.at
Bright black cherry character, mineral edge; great purity. Well-balanced, gentle red wine with texture and a silky long finish.
Bronze

Weingut Walter Skoff, Sauvignon Blanc Classique 2008, Südsteiermark
weingut@skoff.com
Tropical fresh fruit salad on the nose, with greengage and ripe kiwi fruit on the palate, a lovely fruity finish and soft acidity.
Bronze

Weinkellerei Lenz Moser, Selection Zweigelt Rosé 2008, Niederösterreich
Mineral quince aroma, firm acidity, some herbal notes on the palate. Elegant and balanced.
Bronze

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