Prager

Achleiten Smaragd Riesling

9.2101 ratings
9.338 pro ratings
Wachau, Niederösterreich, Austria
Riesling
Top Notes For
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.3

Broad, full. Not very snappy. Sweet? Moldy grapes.

Broad, full. Not very snappy. Sweet? Moldy grapes.

Jun 24th, 2018
Jeroen Koenen

Liquid gold. Nose shows a lot of floral notes: honeysuckle, hyacinth, orange blossom and bergamot. Dry honey, candied citrusfruit and tangerine. In the mouth it’s full-bodied and mineral, contains a wonderful bitterness, deep and spicy acidity (like pickles?), orange liquor, apricotpreserve, wet wool, talcum and crushed rocks.
This is big, impressive, lenghty and very well-balanced.
Deeeeelicious!

Liquid gold. Nose shows a lot of floral notes: honeysuckle, hyacinth, orange blossom and bergamot. Dry honey, candied citrusfruit and tangerine. In the mouth it’s full-bodied and mineral, contains a wonderful bitterness, deep and spicy acidity (like pickles?), orange liquor, apricotpreserve, wet wool, talcum and crushed rocks.
This is big, impressive, lenghty and very well-balanced.
Deeeeelicious!

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Scott Reiner

Takes a good hour to come around (give it more if you have the time) but just amazing. Fresh and alive while being very disciplined.

Takes a good hour to come around (give it more if you have the time) but just amazing. Fresh and alive while being very disciplined.

Dec 27th, 2016
Steve Blazek

Owner, bin 105 Quality Wines

9.4

Poured this at an event last week, one person said it might be too complex!

Poured this at an event last week, one person said it might be too complex!

Sep 23rd, 2016
Marc On

Writer Originalverkorkt, Lobenbergs Gute Weine

9.2

A very complete wine, showing the perfect combination between fruit & mineral notes. Lovely to drink right now with a lot of potential left.

A very complete wine, showing the perfect combination between fruit & mineral notes. Lovely to drink right now with a lot of potential left.

Sep 25th, 2015
Andrew Fortgang

07
Powerful and balanced

07
Powerful and balanced

Aug 11th, 2015
Robbie Ward

Bone dry, lemon oil bit of sherbert, long long long. Awesome stuff

Bone dry, lemon oil bit of sherbert, long long long. Awesome stuff

Jun 7th, 2015
Jay McInerney

Novelist, Wine Critic Town & Country, Expensive Wino & Gastronaut

9.4

2001 vintage. Beautiful nose: hard to describe. Wet iron and lemon rind? Deep golden color. Very rich and full but also precise and mineral. This is great.

2001 vintage. Beautiful nose: hard to describe. Wet iron and lemon rind? Deep golden color. Very rich and full but also precise and mineral. This is great.

May 12th, 2015
Emily Schindler

2012. One of my favorite vineyards in the Wachau.

2012. One of my favorite vineyards in the Wachau.

Mar 22nd, 2015
George Staikos

Absolutely amazing. Had great intensity and acidity at 14 years old. Enjoyed at Spoon and Stable in MN.

Absolutely amazing. Had great intensity and acidity at 14 years old. Enjoyed at Spoon and Stable in MN.

Feb 6th, 2015