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Franz Hirtzberger 2010 Singerriedel Smaragd Riesling (Wachau)
- Cellar Selection
- $144
A supreme wine, the embodiment of Wachau Riesling. The steely character with its parallel acidity is beautifully integrated into grapefruit and perfumed white fruits. A taut, nervy texture adds tension to a wine that will age 10 years or more.
— R.V.
(10/1/2011)
Franz Hirtzberger 2010 Hochrain Smaragd Riesling (Wachau)
- $103
A beautifully perfumed wine is give shape by its great swathe of minerality, its intense acidity. The fruits range from citrus to white peach, a gallery of delicious flavor. Like any great Riesling, it needs years to mature.
— R.V.
(10/1/2011)
F X Pichler 2008 Dürnsteiner Kellerberg Smaragd Grüner Veltliner (Wachau)
- Cellar Selection
An evocative spice and caramel aroma combine with ripe yellow peach. To taste, the peach comes through strongly, while the fabulous taut structure keeps the wine tightly wound with acidity and minerality. The final taste is just off dry.
— R.V.
(10/1/2010)
Prager 2009 Wachstum Bodenstein Smaragd Riesling (Wachau)
- Cellar Selection
- $70
A lovely wine. Ripe Riesling held under tension, its coiled white fruits creating the crispest citrus character. The wine is just settling out on a long development, its steely edge and intense acidity promising many years.
— R.V.
(10/1/2010)
F X Pichler 2008 M Smaragd Grüner Veltliner (Wachau)
M stands for Monumental as in powerful, impressive. This ripe, sweet Grüner is certainly that, a late-harvest wine of impeccable purity. Figs, mango and intense spice give an exotic feel to this opulent wine. It is beautifully layered, peeling back wonderful flavors.
— R.V.
(10/1/2010)
Rudi Pichler 2008 Wösendorfer Kollmutz Reserve Grüner Veltliner (Wachau)
- Cellar Selection
- $97
This is the third vintage of Rudi Pichler’s Reserve from the Kollmutz Vineyard. It shows an extra richness over the already concentrated Smaragd, a powerhouse of intensity, spice, mango, oregano and lemon verbena crispness. The balance is already there, now the wine needs to mature.
— R.V.
(10/1/2010)
Prager 2005 Achleiten Smaragd Grüner Veltliner (Wachau)
- Editors' Choice
- $45
Citric flavors dominate this floral, very focused wine, from the steep Achleiten vineyard. It has some sweetness, or more precisely, richness, but this is only a small part of the vibrant, lively structure of a delicious wine.
— R.V.
(10/1/2006)
Prager 2009 Achleiten Stockkultur Smaragd Grüner Veltliner (Wachau)
- Cellar Selection
- $69
A parcel of old vines in the Achleiten Vineyard is trained on individual posts rather than wires. Somehow this brings out enormous minerality, the steely feel to the wine suggesting long aging.
— R.V.
(10/1/2010)
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