Freie Weingärtner Wachau - Riesling Smaragd Trocken Wachau Achleiten Domäne Wachau 2021
Price: $57.99
| Producer | Freie Weingärtner Wachau |
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| Country | Austria |
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| Region | Wachau |
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| Varietal | Riesling |
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| Vintage | 2021 |
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| Sku | 19446 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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Freie Weingärtner Wachau Description
"Achleiten is a legendary vineyard in the Wachau village of Weissenkirchen. It is famous for wines with inimitable mineral character. Dry stone walls dating back to the 12th century. The silicate-rich soil dominates this vineyard’s landscape. On the upper terraces, gneiss is the prevailing subsoil, the lower terraces are made of dark, schistous amphibolites.
Riesling of single vineyard Achleiten is characterized by reduced yields due to the shallow topsoil. It is very aromatic, juicy stone fruit aromas, such as apricot and a touch of vineyard peach. The gneiss soil of the Achleiten leads to a classy firm acidity. The term Smaragd stands for dry, dense, and complex wines of the Wachau; Apart from structure and depth, Smaragd wines also convince with great ageing potential. Well chilled, the wine goes well with asparagus with ham or classically with sauce hollondaise and of course with local fish (trout, char) from the grill. The wine also goes well with spicy Far Eastern dishes, for example, a Korean bulgogi (fried beef with soy sauce, ginger and garlic). Charming in its youth, after 3-5 years at the first peak, the Riesling from the Achleiten can also mature for 15 years or more."
Falstaff: 96 Points
Light green yellow, silver reflections. Delicately smoky, fine herbs, yellow stone fruit nuances, candied mandarin notes, a hint of lime and saffron. Powerful, juicy, some pineapple and mango, freshly structured, very salty in the finish, very youthful, equipped with great length, safe future.
Wine Advocate: 94+ Points
"The 2021 Ried Achleiten Riesling Smaragd opens with a dense, intensely aromatic and spicy, complex nose. Elegant and juicy on the palate yet precise and crystalline, this is a powerful but athletic and enormously saline Riesling with concentrated stone fruit aromas and firm, saline length. This is a compact, promising Riesling from a magnificent Wachau site. Tasted at Schloss Dürnstein, Wachau, in September 2022." - Stephan Reinhardt
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