2020 Spear Vineyard Grüner Veltliner - Luna Hart Wines

Brilliantly tart and electric beams of lemon-lime, green apple, white grapefruit, and underripe nectarine lead a vivid and delightfully nervy attack practically pulsing with loads of crisp and energetic vibrancy. Hints of sour grass, cilantro, wild herbs tastefully impart streaks of intriguing organic character while notes of ginger and white pepper convey delicate bits of spice. A faint waft of white blossom reveals just a dash of mild floral charm while more intense suggestions of sea spray and diatomaceous earth contribute delicious saline minerality. Strikingly bright and zesty on the palate with outstanding zip balanced against a lightly-textured palate tingling mouthfeel; exhibiting a bone dry and impressively serious presentation that maintains a sense of effortless complexity to compliment its lively personality. Medium-minus bodied yet booming with high acidity. This 2020 Spear Vineyard Grüner Veltliner by Luna Hart Wines is a tense and terroir expressive white from the Santa Rita Hills. 

Native to the country of Austria where it is known to produce some of the area's greatest white wines, Grüner Veltliner is a unique yet increasingly popular grape that is being planted in a growing number of vineyards throughout California's Central Coast. This bottling, crafted by Luna Hart Wines using Grüner Veltliner sourced from the Spear Vineyard in Santa Barbara's Santa Rita Hills, is an extremely compelling example of how great of a fit this variety can be in California's coastal winegrowing zones. This possesses an intense and edgy citrus-led fruit profile complicated by clean herbal character, light spicy qualities, and gorgeous salty earthiness. It is delicious today and ready to enjoy immediately for those who enjoy crisp and energetic whites, yet should age nicely and gain complexity in bottle for 3-5 years or more. Outstanding.