Tried this dessert wine last night w/ my pears in mascarpone:
- Sattlerhof SauvBlanc Auslese Sudsteiermark Austria (11.5%; sweet; LN 14342/22; www.Sattlerhof.At; VineyardBrands/Birmingham) Weingut Sattlerhof/Gamlitz 2021: Med.dark gold color; slight plasticizer/new car strong peach/pear bit herbal/SB slight botrytis quite ripe some interesting nose; rather soft quite sweet ripe/SB/peach/pear bit botrytis/pear bit interesting flavor; long fairly sweet ripe pear finish that tracks the flavor; certainly an Auslese level in sweetness but speaks little of SB & little botrytis; a pleasant mild-mannered dessert wine that lacks a bit of interest; overpriced at $48.00/hlf (SFW&S)
More kibbletreaster from TheBloodyPulpit:
- I’m a big fan for the SBs from Sudsteiermark in Austria. Some of the best expressions of that grape in the World. So I was excited to stumble on this Auslee level SB. It was quite a pleasant dessert wine but just seemed to be lacking a bit in characteror and distinctiveness.
Tom