Högl – Schön Grüner Veltliner 2016 Smaragd – Wachau

Högl – Schön Grüner Veltliner 2016 Smaragd – Wachau

The nose is fine and fruity. It reveals fine notes of ripe fruit, minerality and a subtle saline hint associated with fine notes of lemon and a subtle hint of nectarine (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced, “clean” and offers a fine minerality, a fine incisive side as well as a nice fat….

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Högl – Schön Grüner Veltliner 2016 Federspiel – Wachau

Högl – Schön Grüner Veltliner 2016 Federspiel – Wachau

The nose is fruity, intense and aromatic. It reveals notes of exotic fruits, flowers and fine notes of white fruit combined with a subtle hint of lemon (in the background). The palate is intense, fruity, aromatic, straight, well-balanced, well defined, “clean” and offers a nice fat, a fine mineral frame (rocky/racy minerality), freshness and finesse….

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Pichler – Riesling Smaragd 2004 – Loibner Berg – Wachau

Pichler – Riesling Smaragd 2004 – Loibner Berg – Wachau

The nose is fruity, fine, linear, elegant, aromatic and relatively powerful. It reveals notes of ripe lemon and fine hints of mirabelle, quince / small yellow fruits combined with a hint of honey and a slight hint of almond. There are slight hints of evolution. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced, racy, straight and offers a…

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Franz Hirtzberger – Riesling Smaragd 2005 – Spitz / Donau – Wachau

Franz Hirtzberger – Riesling Smaragd 2005 – Spitz / Donau – Wachau

The nose is fine, crystalline, elegant, clean and offers a beautiful finesse, a fine intensity, precision and a fine gourmandise. It reveals notes of quince, peach compote and discreet hints of beeswax combined with a subtle hint of candied tangerine as well as an imperceptible hint of flowers and pepper (in the background). The wine…

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Weingut Johann Donabaum – Setzberg – Spitz – Riesling Smaragd 2007 – Wachau

Weingut Johann Donabaum – Setzberg – Spitz – Riesling Smaragd 2007 – Wachau

The nose is aromatic, fine, concentrated and racy. It reveals notes of dried yellow fruits, mirabelle plums and hints of ripe citrus fruit combined with subtle hints of exotic fruit and an imperceptible hint of muesli / dried fruit. The palate is fruity, fine, well-balanced, elegant, “clean” and offers a nice fat, powerful, a fine…

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Prager – Riesling Smaragd 2007- Wachstum Bodenstein – Wachau

Prager – Riesling Smaragd 2007- Wachstum Bodenstein – Wachau

The nose is elegant. It reveals notes of compotted white fruits, juicy yellow fruits and racy minerality associated with a very discreet hint of beeswax, pepper (in the background) as well as a subtle hint of flowers. The palate is fruity, fluid, mineral, well-balanced and offers straightness, a good guideline as well as a fine…

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Alzinger – Smaragd Steinertal Riesling 2009 – Wachau 

Alzinger – Smaragd Steinertal Riesling 2009 – Wachau 

The nose is fruity and offers freshness, minerality as well as richness. It reveals notes of beeswax, quince and fine hints of small yellow fruits / mirabelle and spices. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced, suave, straight and offers a fine fat, gourmandise, a good structure, a beautiful matter, a good “guideline”, a slight bright…

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Domäne Wachau – Riesling Smaragd 2009 – Achleiten – Wachau

Domäne Wachau – Riesling Smaragd 2009 – Achleiten – Wachau

The nose is aromatic and offers richness as well as concentration / power. It reveals notes of lemon and quince associated with slight hints of honey, ripe exotic fruits and a discreet hint of almond / dried fruit. The mouth is fruity, fresh, mineral and offers juiciness, a good volume, a good definition, tension, a…

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Jamek – Ried Klaus 2013 Riesling Smaragd – Wachau

Jamek – Ried Klaus 2013 Riesling Smaragd – Wachau

The nose is fine, elegant and offers a fine richness. It reveals notes of quince and fine notes of peach associated with hints of spice. The palate is fruity, fine, well-balanced and offers suavity, a fine minerality, a fine tension, a nice fat and a racy / crystalline minerality. In the mouth this wine expresses…

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Gritsch-Mauritiushof – 1000-Eimerberg 2013 Riesling Smaragd – Wachau

Gritsch-Mauritiushof – 1000-Eimerberg 2013 Riesling Smaragd – Wachau

The nose is fruity, elegant, aromatic and offers a beautiful finesse and a fine richness. It reveals notes of dried fruit, quince and a fine notes of honey combined with touches of apple and dried peach. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, racy, crystalline, slightly fleshy and offers a beautiful finesse, minerality, a fine acid frame,…

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