Any time I open a Riesling or GV from a reputable producer, I wonder why I don’t open them more often.
Great vintage, great Austrian producer.
I really enjoy the differences between Alsatian Rieslings, German Rieslings and Austrian Rieslings, the latter normally being a bit more textural/full-bodied (and higher in ABV at 13%, compared to the typical 8-10% range of the others). Pale yellow in the glass. White peach and a sweet lemon/lemongrass type of aromatic. Ripe stone fruits (more peach but also apricot) and minerals/slate alongside a spine of acidity that isn’t sharp, but balanced. Tasty.
Any time I open a Riesling or GV from a reputable producer, I wonder why I don’t open them more often.
Great vintage, great Austrian producer.
I really enjoy the differences between Alsatian Rieslings, German Rieslings and Austrian Rieslings, the latter normally being a bit more textural/full-bodied (and higher in ABV at 13%, compared to the typical 8-10% range of the others). Pale yellow in the glass. White peach and a sweet lemon/lemongrass type of aromatic. Ripe stone fruits (more peach but also apricot) and minerals/slate alongside a spine of acidity that isn’t sharp, but balanced. Tasty.
Feb 1st, 2025
A little more developed that i expected
Drinking very well though
Loibenberg with Knoll is muscular a bit like a Rotes Tor is with Hirtzberger
It went down superbly in the first day of spring under the sun downunder..still locked, but enjoying the sun.😎😎
A little more developed that i expected
Drinking very well though
Loibenberg with Knoll is muscular a bit like a Rotes Tor is with Hirtzberger
It went down superbly in the first day of spring under the sun downunder..still locked, but enjoying the sun.😎😎
Sep 1st, 2021Turning a bit golden, but will keep together for long time.
2009 in Wachau was a marvelous vintage.
Yellow peach, ginger, mineral mineral mineral.
Quite fleshy
Very long after taste
I really love the Loibenberg expression.
Turning a bit golden, but will keep together for long time.
2009 in Wachau was a marvelous vintage.
Yellow peach, ginger, mineral mineral mineral.
Quite fleshy
Very long after taste
I really love the Loibenberg expression.
Jul 30th, 2020Marvelous wine
Extremely balanced
Fresh and mineral but soft and persistent at the same time
Wachau at its best😍
The minerally side of this wine is so unique you could easily spot it in a blind tasting
It goes down like water too
Marvelous wine
Extremely balanced
Fresh and mineral but soft and persistent at the same time
Wachau at its best😍
The minerally side of this wine is so unique you could easily spot it in a blind tasting
It goes down like water too
Sep 14th, 2018
This one goes to eleven. What you'd expect out of Smaragd: nectarines, alcohol, cotton. Now do it twice.
This one goes to eleven. What you'd expect out of Smaragd: nectarines, alcohol, cotton. Now do it twice.
2 people found it helpfulSep 8th, 2013
Wachau, Niederösterreich, Austria
