Willi Oppitz Austrian winemaker

[jasmudger]

I had the pleasure of meeting Willi Oppitz, Austrian wine producer at the LIWSF (London International Wine & Spirits Fair) and tasted his AMAZING range, heres a couple of snippets: (is it ok to put tasting notes here?)

Im JImmy, Marc & Shaun are two other consultants that joined me (what a chore!)

WELSCHRIESLING 1999 EISWEIN
One that I had looked forward to for ages, a proper eiswein. I've tried most of the ones available at shop/supermarket level in the UK (which isn't much!) and to try this great. Well structured with bundles of sweet fruit and a long long finish
Jimmy 9 Shaun 9 Marc 9
average 9

OPITZ ONE 2000
This is aptly named 'opitz one' as it is one of the wines for 'formula one' racers McClaren (as well as one of the queen's wines!). A great barrage of toffee apples and rich fruits with a superb finish
Jimmy 9.5 Shaun 9 Marc 9
average 9.2

GOLDACKERL TROCKENBEERENAUSLESE 2000
YES!!! I've tried one, and my god this 'trockenbeerenauslese' (trock-en-beer-en-oce-lazer) is fantastic. The sweetness is very high but it has the maturity to go with it with an array of rich fruity flavours and a lovely finish. Truly remarkable, I couldn't find anything wrong with this one, Shaun though it was (only a very little bit) too intense but he only docked half a mark off for that!
Jimmy 10 Shaun 9.5 Marc 10
average 9.8


So, Im a big fan of Eiswein - and you guys being close neighbours to Canada I just wonderedwhat you thought:

Canada Eiswein (Ice Wine) or German Eiswein?

Ive tried Vidal Icewine, but I (personally) thought it wasn't upto to ol' Germany's standard.