89 points Wine Spectator: "[$25 list] Lots of spice and slate notes mark this fruity style, which features apple butter, pear and baked peach flavors. Interesting smoke accents chime in on the finish. Drink now through 2015. (5/31/12)"

88 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "Maier’s 2010 Gruner Veltliner Rosensteig exudes ripe fresh apple accompanied by a salad’s worth of crisp, juicy, lightly peppery greens. Silken-textured and surprisingly gentle for its vintage, this nevertheless finishes with fresh lime and a fine sense of vivacity, all in all a good example of how judicious de-acidification could succeed. I would plan on drinking within 2-3 years. (Oct 2011)"