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2023 Grüner Veltliner, Smaragd, Achleiten, Prager, Wachau, Austria

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Grüner Veltliner
Not ready (Drink 2027 - 2037)
Anne Krebiehl MW
95/100
Peter Moser
97/100
Product: 20231191963

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2023 Grüner Veltliner, Smaragd, Achleiten, Prager, Wachau, Austria

Description

With the Ried Achleiten (Grüner), we are onto the single-vineyard wines, and it shows. The vines were planted in the ’50s and ’60s, so there is a real step up in intensity here. The ‘cool’ nose suggests green apple, grapefruit, and lime, but most of the sensation is of stone and fresh mountain air. The palate has more texture than the nose suggests, perhaps because of the 14% alcohol, but the bright acidity effortlessly balances it. Subtle citrus and yellow fruit flow into white pepper, dried herbs, and a grippy, phenolic finish. This serious, gastronomic Ried Achleiten deserves bottle age, but I have no doubt it will be stunning in time.

Drink 2028 - 2038

Edward Richardson, Private Client Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2023
Alcohol % 14%
Maturity Not ready (2027 - 2037)
Grape List Grüner Veltliner
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Weingut Prager

Critics reviews

Anne Krebiehl MW 95/100

The 2023 Grüner Veltliner Ried Achleiten Stockkultur Smaragd is from the middle reaches of the Achleiten and, as the name suggests, from single-stake vines, densely planted in 1937 and dry-farmed. Beautifully aromatic dried moss and some smoky yarrow are subtly spicy and savoury. The palate is super[1]smooth and very fluid. This seems riper and denser, yet that finesse and grace are there, speaking of white pepper. The finish is rounded and smooth on this almost viscous wine. Dry).

Drink 2028 - 2053
Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous.com (Jul 2024)
Peter Moser 97/100

Pale green-yellow, silver reflections, inviting yellow apple fruit nuances, a hint of honeydew melon, fresh yellow apple, a hint of meadow herbs, delicately underlain with orange zest, fine mineral touch. Full-bodied, white apple, fine acidity, salty nuances, a powerful food companion with secure certain ageing potential.
Peter Moser, (Jul 2024)

About this wine

Wachau

Wachau

Wachau is a renowned Austrian wine region producing high-quality white wines, primarily Grüner Veltliner and Riesling. Its steep terraced vineyards along the Danube River create an excellent grape-growing environment. The wines are prized for their acidity, minerality, and fruitiness, with strict quality classifications in place.
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