Vanessa

9.3

This is the 2017 Franz-Josef (FJ) Gritsch Smaragd Riesling. 👌

It comes from the steep, sun-soaked Setzberg vineyard 🌱☀️ of the Wachau, Austria 🇦🇹 with ancient roots dating back to 1243 (one of the oldest recorded sites in the Wachau)!!

🤔 As a ‘Smaragd,’ wine law requires this wine to be at least 12.5% ABV which means it’s at the top of the ripeness scale, set up for deeply concentrated aromas and flavors.

This wine delivers on these expectations and more…

👁️ Despite being approx. 8 years old, it’s a vibrant lemon hue with pronounced 👃 aromas and flavors of papaya, golden delicious apple, quince, ripe apricot and white peach, blossom, gardenia, wet slate, beeswax, honeycomb, crushed stones, honeydew, buckwheat, saline, and blanched almond.

😝 It is indeed dry, with 13.5% ABV; it has a medium body with a textured mouthfeel 👄 and zesty acidity. The finish lingers.

💫 FJ Gritsch is rooted in Wachau traditions yet makes wines with modern precision, marrying heritage with authenticity and forward-thinking practices.

💯 Costing in the $20s, this wine has an impeccable quality to price ratio. It punches above its weight! 🥊

It’s certifiably delicious. 😋

Cheers to Smaragd Riesling of the Wachau — cheers to delish Gritsch wines!🥂 — a month ago

Martijn

9.0

One cannot say this is BLANC the noir but though it is a nice orange/pink bubble! It brings back nice memories of the great roadtrip into the region and the two hour session at the domain tasting ALL they produce! — 4 years ago

Martijn

8.9

@Kay Delectable this is Pinot Noir Rose. Its pretty D good too. Strawberry and raisin nose. Full mouth with sweet from red fruit, some bitter and fresh acidity. Great pqr. — 5 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2021 | light plum impression, minerals, very young off course | paired with a deer burger — a year ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2020 | — a year ago

Martijn

8.9

@Kay Delectable this is pinot noir auslese — 4 years ago

Eric Hoepelman

9.2

Now, 4 years of age. Time has done its work. Fresh, mineral and still with tropical fruits. Yammy. — 5 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2019 | light medicinal impression, anise, perfumed, some raspberries, still tannins — a year ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2018 | flowers in smell and quite some power in taste — 3 years ago

Martijn

9.1

Great PN! Strawberry and length. Great potential to store up to 10/15 years. — 4 years ago