I'm a big fan of Austrian wines - mostly Smaragd Rieslings but of late the GVs too.
I do recommend you check out the Wachau; there's some really world-class stuff there; I've never had anything up to 15%, but FX Pichler will get up to 14% in a good year and still feel balanced, as well as intensely structured and long.
Fascinating terroir, too; have a look at these posts for some more details:
Check out the Wachau
I'm a big fan of Austrian wines - mostly Smaragd Rieslings but of late the GVs too.
I do recommend you check out the Wachau; there's some really world-class stuff there; I've never had anything up to 15%, but FX Pichler will get up to 14% in a good year and still feel balanced, as well as intensely structured and long.
Fascinating terroir, too; have a look at these posts for some more details:
http://cambridgewineblogger.blogspot.com/2011/02/fx-pichler.html
http://cambridgewineblogger.blogspot.com/2011/02/terroir-and-vintage-in…
Cheers, Tom