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Högl 2005 Loibner Vision Smaragd Riesling (Wachau)

Cellar Selection

Price $30

This is a massive, brooding Riesling that seems to demand time in the cellar. Sweet corn, smoke and peach kernel notes mark the bouquet, while the powerful mineral flavors are accented by apple and peach. Broad and palate-coating in texture, with a long, oily finish, this is undeniably impressive. — J.C. (12/1/2006)

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Högl 2007 Ried Schon Smaragd Grüner Veltliner (Wachau)

Cellar Selection

Price $53

A full-bodied, mouth-filling wine that bursts with melon, peach, peppery pear skin and nutmeg flavors. It is ripe, rich, a fruit salad whose final freshness and acidity suggest aging for 3–5 years. — R.V. (11/15/2008)

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Högl 2005 Ried Bruck Viessling Smaragd Riesling (Wachau)

Price $38

I had a slight preference for Högl’s less expensive Loibner Vision Riesling Smaragd, but you can’t go wrong with this one either. Thick, viscous and full-bodied, it’s richly fruited but minerally as well, marrying diesel and smoke notes with orange and tangerine flavors. Long and spicy on the finish. — J.C. (12/1/2006)

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Högl 2007 Ried Bruck Viessling Smaragd Riesling (Wachau)

Price $57

The terraced vineyard of Ried Bruck is a dominant site in Spitz, stony and impossibly steep. The excellent exposure gives richness to the wine, even in cooler years such as 2007. There is fine balance here, a ripe, perfumed character, with its aromas of wild flowers and thyme and its flavors of green pears and red apples. — R.V. (11/15/2008)

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Högl 2003 Ried Schon Smaragd Grüner Veltliner (Wachau)

Editors' Choice

Price $22

Nicely balanced for such a big, full-bodied wine, with enough peppery spice, minerally intensity and pink grapefruit to keep the bulk in check. Does have some baked-apple notes suggestive of a warm vintage, but also a long, peppery finish. Drink now. Imported by Winemonger. — J.C. (5/1/2005)

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Högl 2007 Ried Schön Reserve Grüner Veltliner (Wachau)

Price $72

An impressively rich wine with slight sweetness that brings out an initial chalky character, followed swiftly by flavors of almonds and nutmeg on pears. The final softness is deceptive—this is a concentrated wine that needs to age. — R.V. (11/15/2008)

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Högl 2003 Terrassen Spitzergraben Federspiel Grüner Veltliner (Wachau)

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Price $15

Based on our tastings, this winery fared well in the heat of 2003. Sure, this federspiel is full and lush--more like a smaragd, but if you put that aside, what is in the bottle excels. Honts of pepper, smoke, honey, melon and nectarine give great complexity, while the long finish drives home with a firm edge honed in peppery spice. — J.C. (8/1/2006)

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Högl 2007 Loibner Vision Smaragd Riesling (Wachau)

Price $57

A wine that simply enchants with its floral aromas, its flavors of honey, spices and green fruits and lively, floating acidity. To say it is a crowd pleaser is a compliment, its open, vivacious style a delight to drink. Not for aging, though. — R.V. (11/15/2008)

Most Reviewed Designations

Loibner Vision Smaragd Ried Bruck Viessling Smaragd Ried Schön Reserve Ried Schon Smaragd Ried Schon Viessling Federspiel Smaragd Stammliegenschaften Schön Smaragd Terrassen Spitzergraben Federspiel

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Grüner Veltliner Riesling

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