Projekt Wildtyp - Krawallo! 2021
Hi! Trying to start posting more about the wines I’ve been drinking recently, so here goes!
This is Projekt Wildtyp “Krawallo!” 2021. A seriously uncompromising skin-contact Grüner Veltliner.
Im finding that it leans much more into structure, smoke and savoury complexity so far rather than the fruity gluggable juicy bangers I have developed a taste for. On opening it felt pretty dominated by phenolics and oak, veryyyyyy grippy, with a dry, clinging tannic texture that almost reads more like a light red at times than a white/orange wine.
Aromatically I got much less primary fruit than expected. Instead I was getting more, smoke, toasted wood, dried citrus peel, herbs, tea, walnut skin all topped off by a slight oxidative edge with a bit of that caramelly thing that I get from oxidative wines.
There’s a real smoky oak presence running through it, which combined with the skin contact gives it a broad, textured, almost feral feel. The fruit sits wayyyyy underneath everything else and gives more more bruised apple / dried pear skin vibes. Decanting has definitely helped this wine. After some air it has started to loosen up a bit and the tannins have become more tea-like rather than aggressively coarse, although it still stayed firmly in that savoury, gastronomic lane rather than becoming openly fruity.
It’s definitely not what I have been used to drinking recently but I really enjoying it. Reminds of a wine from the Jura, it’s just soooo structured, waxy but it really is a beautiful wine.
Would be really interested to hear how others found this bottle or any of their other cuveés!
Thanks all ✌🏻