Rudi Pichler

Wösendorfer Kirchweg Smaragd Riesling

9.237 ratings
9.314 pro ratings
Wachau, Niederösterreich, Austria
Riesling
Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Fish, Fruit Desserts, Meaty & Oily Fish, Duck, Goat & Feta Cheese, Blue Cheese
Top Notes For
Meg Herring

Pretty big and bone dry. I feel like people who dislike Riesling need to try Austrian Riesling.

Pretty big and bone dry. I feel like people who dislike Riesling need to try Austrian Riesling.

Jul 29th, 2021
Tom Kobylarz

Fresh, tensile and loaded with filigree structure, this is one sharp and linear dry Riesling. The cooler vintage is apparent, but I still get some peach, honey, and then the citrus parade starts with lime, lemon and pink grapefruit. An underlying saline and smoky mineral note completes the terroir expression. Complex. Gorgeous. Oddly enough this would pair exceptionally with some ice cold raw oysters with just a spritz of lemon juice.
#rudipichler #kirchweg #smaragd #riesling #austria #wosendorf

Fresh, tensile and loaded with filigree structure, this is one sharp and linear dry Riesling. The cooler vintage is apparent, but I still get some peach, honey, and then the citrus parade starts with lime, lemon and pink grapefruit. An underlying saline and smoky mineral note completes the terroir expression. Complex. Gorgeous. Oddly enough this would pair exceptionally with some ice cold raw oysters with just a spritz of lemon juice.
#rudipichler #kirchweg #smaragd #riesling #austria #wosendorf

Jan 29th, 2017
Charles Schneider

Cool wine. Gewurtztraminer-ish from Austria. Blousy with linear acidity. Precise finish.

Cool wine. Gewurtztraminer-ish from Austria. Blousy with linear acidity. Precise finish.

Jan 5th, 2017
Tom Kobylarz

Powerful 🇦🇹 Riesling 💪 that is dry as a bone, intense flavor and aromas of stone, 🍏, 🍐, with white blossoms and tangerine. Insane length and depth. #riesling #rudipichler

Powerful 🇦🇹 Riesling 💪 that is dry as a bone, intense flavor and aromas of stone, 🍏, 🍐, with white blossoms and tangerine. Insane length and depth. #riesling #rudipichler

Sep 18th, 2015
Chris Walter

Wine Director Heritage Food and Wine

9.3

Zingy and alive, much softer than expected

Zingy and alive, much softer than expected

Aug 19th, 2015
Zachary Sussman

Wine writer PUNCH

9.2

Still so primary but fleshing out a bit. Glad I have another.

Still so primary but fleshing out a bit. Glad I have another.

Dec 15th, 2014
Melissa M. Sutherland

Importer Winebow Wines

9.5

Post DC tasting. Kirchweg is smoking tonight.

Post DC tasting. Kirchweg is smoking tonight.

Sep 9th, 2014
Melissa M. Sutherland

Importer Winebow Wines

9.8

A lesson in texture.

A lesson in texture.

Jun 14th, 2014
Jeroen Koenen

This was already a bit too old…

This was already a bit too old…

Jan 21st, 2023
Adriana Fabbro

You can tell this is an absolutely gorgeous wine but may be in a muted phase right now. Pure, pristine mineral. Nectarine. Cuts like glass.

You can tell this is an absolutely gorgeous wine but may be in a muted phase right now. Pure, pristine mineral. Nectarine. Cuts like glass.

Nov 29th, 2022