2018 Tatomer Grüner Veltliner

VIN93 Tatomer’s 2018 Grüner Veltliner Meeresboden is loaded with a whole range of citrus, orchard fruit and floral notes. Beautifully textured and generous the Meeresboden has a bit more richness and volume, which really brings out the flavors nicely. This is a fabulous showing.
Estate Notes: A blend of Gruner from two vineyards planted on sandy soil (Meeresboden is German for Ocean Soil). There were eight different lots picked over the course of many weeks and fermented separately to produce with true depth of character.  The name translates to “Ocean Soil”, in this case, sand.  This wine is blended from several small plantings along hillsides in Santa Barbara County.  The common thread besides all being cool climate sites is that they share a similar soil structure of sand, diatomaceous earth, and loam.  Meeresboden is balanced with stone fruit, and yellow citrus flavors, as well as a salty, kelp-like minerality.  Young, this wine is bright and racy, with age it becomes silky and more honeyed.