Weingut Knoll, Grüner Veltliner Federspiel

The dice are always loaded when Weingut Knoll is in the picture: For decades, sommeliers around the world have confidently turned to this legendary estate when in need of a pitch-perfect, terroir-infused Grüner Veltliner. And this 2017 Federspiel is as authentic, delicious, and “cool” as it gets. Pop this on a table full of trendy labels and I guarantee people will be fighting over the last glass. Really, what else is there to know? If wine had a ‘classic hits’ playlist, this would be on it!Weingut Knoll is among the greatest producers on earth, and you cannot consider yourself a wine fiend unless their wines make up a significant part of your collection. Their supreme reign in the Wachau isn’t a random stroke of luck: Generations of grape-growing have yielded holdings in all the top vineyards and their traditional, handcrafted wines deliver some of the finest price-to-quality of any region. Knoll’s “Loibner” Federspiel is a masterful blend of these famed heritage sites in their hometo