Rudi Pichler

Weissenkirchner Achleithen Smaragd Grüner Veltliner

8.910 ratings
8.85 pro ratings
Wachau, Niederösterreich, Austria
Grüner Veltliner
Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Fish, Fruit Desserts, Meaty & Oily Fish, Duck, Goat & Feta Cheese, Blue Cheese
Top Notes For
Artem Lebedev

Vibrating and ringing! Peppermint, white pepper, glass crumb, bay leaf, orange peel, peel of a green apple, fresh greens from the garden. Ultra thin, strict and complex. Clean energy and absolute balance in the glass. Huge potential. Must have for every cool climate wine lover. Extraordinary!

Vibrating and ringing! Peppermint, white pepper, glass crumb, bay leaf, orange peel, peel of a green apple, fresh greens from the garden. Ultra thin, strict and complex. Clean energy and absolute balance in the glass. Huge potential. Must have for every cool climate wine lover. Extraordinary!

May 24th, 2018
Maura Passanisi

Amazing smooth honey texture. Ripe, sapid fruit. Great complexity and a long finish. Awesome stuff.

Amazing smooth honey texture. Ripe, sapid fruit. Great complexity and a long finish. Awesome stuff.

May 22nd, 2017
Chris Leon

Ripe, sapid, textured bottling.

Ripe, sapid, textured bottling.

Mar 7th, 2017
Will Brajnikoff

Sommelier Chai Consulting

7.1

For a $90 bottle, not showing well, at all. Called it a $20 Pinot Grigio.

For a $90 bottle, not showing well, at all. Called it a $20 Pinot Grigio.

Feb 11th, 2014
Austin Hohnke

Cellar this one! Tropics, apricot, and big spice that searches for every corner of the mouth. Young, intense, and begging for age.

Cellar this one! Tropics, apricot, and big spice that searches for every corner of the mouth. Young, intense, and begging for age.

Nov 26th, 2016
Chance Miller

With Austrian chef tasting

With Austrian chef tasting

Feb 21st, 2020
Kseniya Volosnikova

Top producer of Wachau with Gruner in Smaragd style from the grand cru « ried » Achleithen. 2016 is still young to drink, has easily 10 years potential to age. Very complex wine, medium acidity. The nose is less typical Gruner, but very terroir wine. Great body and aftertaste. Aromas of white flowers, butter, sunflower seeds, herbs, even vegetable aromas

Top producer of Wachau with Gruner in Smaragd style from the grand cru « ried » Achleithen. 2016 is still young to drink, has easily 10 years potential to age. Very complex wine, medium acidity. The nose is less typical Gruner, but very terroir wine. Great body and aftertaste. Aromas of white flowers, butter, sunflower seeds, herbs, even vegetable aromas

Jul 3rd, 2018
Marta Jackowska

Lemon citrus smell, nutty taste, creamy texture... yes and it is in Le Bernardin

Lemon citrus smell, nutty taste, creamy texture... yes and it is in Le Bernardin

Mar 3rd, 2018
Kasey Deering

Kasey had this 10 years ago

Kasey had this 10 years ago

Jan 30th, 2014
Jon Bergqvist

Jon had this 5 years ago

Jon had this 5 years ago

Dec 12th, 2018