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2023 Riesling, Smaragd, Achleiten, Prager, Wachau, Austria

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Riesling
Not ready (Drink 2029 - 2045)
Anne Krebiehl MW
95/100
Peter Moser
97/100
Product: 20231372012

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2023 Riesling, Smaragd, Achleiten, Prager, Wachau, Austria

Description

Good aromatics, with herbs and a hint of verbena on the nose. On tasting, it seems to be more rounded than the Steinriegel, with lower acidity and a good jump-up in quality and class. It is incredibly well-balanced, with peach flavours and some nice pear drops in the background. For me, this is the most approachable of the 2023 Rieslings, although I would still cellar it for a couple of years as it has cracking potential.

Matt Cobb, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2023
Alcohol % 13.5%
Maturity Not ready (2029 - 2045)
Grape List Riesling
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Weingut Prager

Critics reviews

Anne Krebiehl MW 95/100

The 2023 Riesling Achleiten Smaragd has a lovely flinty, smoky note of green moss spreading out into citrus foliage, delicate, serene and bright. The palate is slightly rounder than the nose suggests, adding supple Reine Claude plum flesh and juiciness to the mid-palate, where even pale peach gets a look in. It is very smooth and ripe with pale stone fruit. Finesse becomes apparent on the finish with tingling citrus notions. Dry).

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

Pale green, yellow, silver reflections. Fresh yellow peach, delicate hints of mango, blossom honey, with candied lime zest in the background. Juicy, taut, tightly woven white stone fruit, lively structure, lemon nuances on the finish. It appears relatively light-footed, sticks well, and has 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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