Donatsch Completer Malanserrebe 2019 750ml

The 2019 Completer Malanserrebe offers a clear, deep and intensely aromatic yet elegant and finely flinty bouquet of ripe and tinned fruits that definitely makes it an “umlaut” white that could perhaps be mistaken for a Veltliner from Lower Austria. Rich and juicy on the palate, the 2019 reveals a full and intense body with a concentrated texture and smooth mineral acidity combined with fine but grippy tannins and, still, a certain alcoholic bitterness that might become more prominent with bottle age. Yet the finesse and mineral purity on the finish and aftertaste, even after five days from the same bottle, is remarkable. A certain robustness is obligatory for Completer, though, but nevertheless, this is one of the finest Completers I have encountered in 20 years. 14.5% stated alcohol. Diam cork. Tasted in January 2022.