{"product_id":"2022-fx-pichler-loibenberg-gruner-veltliner","title":"2022 FX Pichler ‘Loibenberg’ Grüner Veltliner","description":"\u003ch3 data-end=\"425\" data-start=\"297\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"330\" data-start=\"297\"\u003eA monumental Grüner Veltliner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"425\" data-start=\"297\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"330\" data-start=\"297\"\u003eDense, mineral, and magnificently structured. This is FX Pichler at his most refined.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"425\" data-start=\"297\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"330\" data-start=\"297\"\u003e97 points Falstaff |96 Points JamesSuckling.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"333\" data-start=\"330\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"352\" data-start=\"333\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"425\" data-start=\"297\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"352\" data-start=\"333\"\u003eWachau, Austria\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"355\" data-start=\"352\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"425\" data-start=\"355\"\u003eRRP $145 | Grand Cru Grüner Veltliner | Power • Precision • Purity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-end=\"590\" data-start=\"427\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"590\" data-start=\"429\"\u003e“A monumental Grüner Veltliner from one of the Wachau’s greatest sites — dense, mineral, and magnificently structured. 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