Gluegglich
Weingut Loimer
Weingut Loimer
Gluegglich
This NV biodynamic orange wine blends Zierfandler, Rotgipfler, Riesling, Chardonnay, Traminer, and Muskateller from sedimentary, limestone gravels, and vines up to 85 years old in the Gumpoldskirchen. This was partial whole cluster native fermented in barrels (some lots on skins) for 8-10 months on full lees. This dry wine was bottled in spring 2022 without fining or filtration, evident in the slight haze to the medium yellow hue. Apricot, peach fuzz, potpourri musk, and potent lime pith run the lightly grippy palate to a tart, light ashen finish. Fun pairing wine.
"This pours brassy orange, with some haziness. It has a ripe nose of apricot/pumpkin with tea, ginger and caraway spices. It is medium weight, nicely fresh and soft with a hint of sweetness. Good flavour intensity, just a touch sweet, with a drying, slightly tannic finish. The length is excellent. Tasted October 2024.” - 91 points, David Lawrason, WineAlign.com
"Gluegglich Glückliches (meaning happy or lucky) is a mouthful of many things, not the least of which are of thoughts, ideas, plans and connections. A skin-macerated white made with an endless landscape of varieties named as grüner veltliner, riesling, chardonnay, zierfandler, weißburgunder, sauvignon blanc, rotgipfler, traminer, weißburgunder, muskateller and also gemischter satz - which means who knows how many more. Also non-vintage which makes for matching grape to vintage impossible. But the vintages represented are 2022 (45 percent), 2021 (35) 2020 (9), 2019 (4) and 2018 (7). Not sure if this is serious or just fun so will go with the latter because cleanliness is next to Gluegglich-ness and easy drinking is the order of the delicious day. Meanwhile the villages of Gumpoldskirchen & Langenlois are the source and “down-to-earth cooking” is Loimer’s suggested pairing. Drink 2024-2026. Tasted October 2024.” - 91 points, Michael Godel, WineAlign.com
"Loimer describes this as a wine "made just like in the old days", from a blend of Austrian varieties (18% Grüner Veltliner, 21% Riesling, 6% Chardonnay, 16% Zierfandler, 3% Weißburgunder, 13% Sauvignon Blanc, 11% Rotgipfler, 7% Traminer, 4% Weißburgunder, 1% Gemischterer Satz, 1% Muskateller) from multiple vintages (2022 (45%), 2021 (35%) 2020 (9%), 2019 (4%), 2018 (7%), if you must know), wild fermented partly on skins and aged in old wood. It pours cloudy orange-gold but smells much fresher than anticipated, with abundant of yellow-fleshed orchard fruit and orange blossoms, sweet green herbs, verbena, citrus zest and more in a tonic and inviting expresion with fine complexity. The palate shows energy and life with a little CO2 lift and plenty of sapidity - it really makes you salivate and come back for anothe sip, living up to its cuvée name which means "happy" or "lucky". I found it frank and honest, genuinely delicious, and especially remarkably clean and fresh, a rarity in the orange wine category. I guess they were happy in the old days. Drink now. Tasted October 2024.” - 90 points, John Szabo, MS, WineAlign.com
Read more about Weingut Loimer here.
Vintage: NV
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $27
Style: Orange
Region: Glückliches Weinland Österreich
Country: Austria
Grape: Blend
Colour: Orange
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: Yes
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes
Weingut Loimer
Weingut Loimer
Gluegglich
This NV biodynamic orange wine blends Zierfandler, Rotgipfler, Riesling, Chardonnay, Traminer, and Muskateller from sedimentary, limestone gravels, and vines up to 85 years old in the Gumpoldskirchen. This was partial whole cluster native fermented in barrels (some lots on skins) for 8-10 months on full lees. This dry wine was bottled in spring 2022 without fining or filtration, evident in the slight haze to the medium yellow hue. Apricot, peach fuzz, potpourri musk, and potent lime pith run the lightly grippy palate to a tart, light ashen finish. Fun pairing wine.
"This pours brassy orange, with some haziness. It has a ripe nose of apricot/pumpkin with tea, ginger and caraway spices. It is medium weight, nicely fresh and soft with a hint of sweetness. Good flavour intensity, just a touch sweet, with a drying, slightly tannic finish. The length is excellent. Tasted October 2024.” - 91 points, David Lawrason, WineAlign.com
"Gluegglich Glückliches (meaning happy or lucky) is a mouthful of many things, not the least of which are of thoughts, ideas, plans and connections. A skin-macerated white made with an endless landscape of varieties named as grüner veltliner, riesling, chardonnay, zierfandler, weißburgunder, sauvignon blanc, rotgipfler, traminer, weißburgunder, muskateller and also gemischter satz - which means who knows how many more. Also non-vintage which makes for matching grape to vintage impossible. But the vintages represented are 2022 (45 percent), 2021 (35) 2020 (9), 2019 (4) and 2018 (7). Not sure if this is serious or just fun so will go with the latter because cleanliness is next to Gluegglich-ness and easy drinking is the order of the delicious day. Meanwhile the villages of Gumpoldskirchen & Langenlois are the source and “down-to-earth cooking” is Loimer’s suggested pairing. Drink 2024-2026. Tasted October 2024.” - 91 points, Michael Godel, WineAlign.com
"Loimer describes this as a wine "made just like in the old days", from a blend of Austrian varieties (18% Grüner Veltliner, 21% Riesling, 6% Chardonnay, 16% Zierfandler, 3% Weißburgunder, 13% Sauvignon Blanc, 11% Rotgipfler, 7% Traminer, 4% Weißburgunder, 1% Gemischterer Satz, 1% Muskateller) from multiple vintages (2022 (45%), 2021 (35%) 2020 (9%), 2019 (4%), 2018 (7%), if you must know), wild fermented partly on skins and aged in old wood. It pours cloudy orange-gold but smells much fresher than anticipated, with abundant of yellow-fleshed orchard fruit and orange blossoms, sweet green herbs, verbena, citrus zest and more in a tonic and inviting expresion with fine complexity. The palate shows energy and life with a little CO2 lift and plenty of sapidity - it really makes you salivate and come back for anothe sip, living up to its cuvée name which means "happy" or "lucky". I found it frank and honest, genuinely delicious, and especially remarkably clean and fresh, a rarity in the orange wine category. I guess they were happy in the old days. Drink now. Tasted October 2024.” - 90 points, John Szabo, MS, WineAlign.com
Read more about Weingut Loimer here.
Vintage: NV
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $27
Style: Orange
Region: Glückliches Weinland Österreich
Country: Austria
Grape: Blend
Colour: Orange
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: Yes
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes
Weingut Loimer
Weingut Loimer
Gluegglich
This NV biodynamic orange wine blends Zierfandler, Rotgipfler, Riesling, Chardonnay, Traminer, and Muskateller from sedimentary, limestone gravels, and vines up to 85 years old in the Gumpoldskirchen. This was partial whole cluster native fermented in barrels (some lots on skins) for 8-10 months on full lees. This dry wine was bottled in spring 2022 without fining or filtration, evident in the slight haze to the medium yellow hue. Apricot, peach fuzz, potpourri musk, and potent lime pith run the lightly grippy palate to a tart, light ashen finish. Fun pairing wine.
"This pours brassy orange, with some haziness. It has a ripe nose of apricot/pumpkin with tea, ginger and caraway spices. It is medium weight, nicely fresh and soft with a hint of sweetness. Good flavour intensity, just a touch sweet, with a drying, slightly tannic finish. The length is excellent. Tasted October 2024.” - 91 points, David Lawrason, WineAlign.com
"Gluegglich Glückliches (meaning happy or lucky) is a mouthful of many things, not the least of which are of thoughts, ideas, plans and connections. A skin-macerated white made with an endless landscape of varieties named as grüner veltliner, riesling, chardonnay, zierfandler, weißburgunder, sauvignon blanc, rotgipfler, traminer, weißburgunder, muskateller and also gemischter satz - which means who knows how many more. Also non-vintage which makes for matching grape to vintage impossible. But the vintages represented are 2022 (45 percent), 2021 (35) 2020 (9), 2019 (4) and 2018 (7). Not sure if this is serious or just fun so will go with the latter because cleanliness is next to Gluegglich-ness and easy drinking is the order of the delicious day. Meanwhile the villages of Gumpoldskirchen & Langenlois are the source and “down-to-earth cooking” is Loimer’s suggested pairing. Drink 2024-2026. Tasted October 2024.” - 91 points, Michael Godel, WineAlign.com
"Loimer describes this as a wine "made just like in the old days", from a blend of Austrian varieties (18% Grüner Veltliner, 21% Riesling, 6% Chardonnay, 16% Zierfandler, 3% Weißburgunder, 13% Sauvignon Blanc, 11% Rotgipfler, 7% Traminer, 4% Weißburgunder, 1% Gemischterer Satz, 1% Muskateller) from multiple vintages (2022 (45%), 2021 (35%) 2020 (9%), 2019 (4%), 2018 (7%), if you must know), wild fermented partly on skins and aged in old wood. It pours cloudy orange-gold but smells much fresher than anticipated, with abundant of yellow-fleshed orchard fruit and orange blossoms, sweet green herbs, verbena, citrus zest and more in a tonic and inviting expresion with fine complexity. The palate shows energy and life with a little CO2 lift and plenty of sapidity - it really makes you salivate and come back for anothe sip, living up to its cuvée name which means "happy" or "lucky". I found it frank and honest, genuinely delicious, and especially remarkably clean and fresh, a rarity in the orange wine category. I guess they were happy in the old days. Drink now. Tasted October 2024.” - 90 points, John Szabo, MS, WineAlign.com
Read more about Weingut Loimer here.
Vintage: NV
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $27
Style: Orange
Region: Glückliches Weinland Österreich
Country: Austria
Grape: Blend
Colour: Orange
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: Yes
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes
