Fancy Pants Wines

Frankly Wines loves Chateau Musar! So much so that the label is ensconced in the stained glass mural above the cork wall.

Because we want to share the love, we're putting together Musar Mini Cellars.

Each one includes:

Quick: Argentina is to Malbec as Austria is to....?  Gruner Veltliner.  But wait, this wine is a Riesling?  And it’s very, very good.  In Austria, the best parcels of land have generally been reserved for Riesling vines.  So while GV get the glory, Riesling is more of an insider secret.  They tend to be dry, with a rich, almost creaminess wrapped around a spine of very minearlly minerality.  Nigl is one of the countries tip top producers, and the Privat is one of their top wines.  I had a bottle of this very vintage at a party on my rooftop last summer.  There were many (many, many, many) bottles on hand but this is one of the few that stuck in my head.  When I saw a small lot pop up at auction, I jumped on it.  The current vintage costs about double this, but since most auction goes don’t have their eyes on Austrian Riesling, it’s a stunning value.  I almost hope no one buys it so I can keep it all to myself. 

(2 bottles available at time of typing)

Price: $54.99

Jean-Philippe Fichet doesn’t have access to any Grand Cru vineyard sites.  This means he doesn’t make the radar of many big Burgundy buyers.  Which is good for the little Burgundy buyers.  If you’ve ever wanted to try a nice white Burgundy with some age on it, this is your lucky day.  Give a bottle to your favorite Chardonnay hater and watch them revise their expectations.

(4 bottles available at time of typing)