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Ried Steinertal Smaragd Wachau Grüner Veltliner
Ried Steinertal Smaragd Wachau Grüner Veltliner
Variety: Grüner Veltliner • Region: Wachau • Vineyard: Ried Steinertal • Soil Type: Gneiss, mica schist, primary rock & loam • Fermentation & Élevage: Spontaneously fermented in stainless steel then élevage in steel with a small amount of neutral Austrian oak
Ried Steinertal:
Steinertal is an extremely complex location that offers optimal terrain for both Grüner Veltliner and Riesling. The situation turns a little to the southwest, so in the evening always gets some heat, which are relativized by air currents from the north accordingly. The ground thickness varies considerably, as does the temperature within the location. The foundation of the Grüner Veltliner lies in the lower and deeper terraces, although here too, despite a slightly creamier texture, vital acidity and profound minerality set the tone.
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
Austria
Region:
Wachau
Appellation:
Wachau
Variety:
Gruner Veltliner
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | AT-ALZ-06-23 | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2024-10-03
"This brilliant and concentrated Wachau gruner veltliner has a wealth of green bean, summer vegetable and garden herb aromas that I could study for hours. Super straight on the medium-bodied palate, with enormous mineral freshness driving the super-long finish. Long aging potential. Drink or hold."
Vinous
Score
95-97
Date
2024-07-18
"The 2023 Grüner Veltliner Steinertal Smaragd is picked on this terraced gneiss site, cooled by cold Waldviertel air that is channeled through gullies. Spicy ferns are open and enticing on the nose. A lovely frisson of white pepper is carried on lemony juiciness. The palate has the customary cut, the usual precision and exquisite tension. This is masterful, yet it has the mellower creaminess of 2023 without sacrificing its essential, cool character. The mid-palate concentrates pepper and yeast. Great work. (Bone-dry)"
Jancis Robinson
Score
16
Date
2024-10-22
"Passion fruit, from nose through palate. Good acidity, fine plumpness combined with lift, but a bit monochrome right now. (TQT)"
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2024-02-01
"The 2022 Grüner Veltliner Steinertal Smaragd is the easternmost terraced single-site of the Wachau, on the border to Kremstal and its Pfaffenberg. While this is at the warmer end of the Wachau, two gullies bring down cold air from the forested top and create a high day-night amplitude. Peppery fern and green pear skin have a creamy, salty aspect on the subtle nose. The palate tingles with pepper on a very fine, taut, bright body that is both slender and stony. Grüner's creaminess washes over like surf over immovable rocks. This is a statuesque, smooth, taut wine, with a haunting pepperiness on the finish. (Bone-dry)"
2022
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2023-09-13
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2024-05-23
"The 2022 Ried Steinertal Grüner Veltliner Smaragd shows clear, dense, elegant, stony-spicy fruit. Dense and juicy, with a grippy tannin structure on the palate, this is a fresh, spicy and stimulating yet quite powerful Steinertal with substance and structure. Tasted at Schloss Dürnstein, Wachau, in September 2023."
2022
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
2024-06-05
"A beguiling white, showing impressive depth and structure, with good power to the peach skin, orchard fruit and green plum notes splaying out across the broad-shouldered palate. Stays focused and pure, with a dusting of spices and green herbs on the firm finish. Drink now through 2032.—K.B."
2022
Wine Enthusiast
Score
92
Date
2024-08-01
"Medium bodied and juicy, this white is filled with plenty of white pepper, which frames the core of peach and dried apricot flavors dominate. It turns almost creamy on the finish, featuring pineapple-cake notes.. —A.Z."
2021
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2022-09-14
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2022-12-08
2020
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2021-09-14
2019
Wine Enthusiast
Score
98
Date
2021-03-01
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2021-12-20
2018
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2020-04-01
2018
Wine Enthusiast
Score
94
Date
2020-05-05
2018
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
2020-05-28