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Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 2009 Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Smaragd Hochrain (Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau), Spitz. 13.5 percent abv

Positive gold, vegetable fumet with resin, walnut oil and hints of clove; white peach and flowers, mint.

Glycerin and alcohol lends sweetness and midpalate energy but not heat, The usual lacy texture and silky sliding-down-the-throat when it's swallowed. Thanks to Hirtzberger for a wine both intense and gentle. Very complex finish of tea and walnuts. This one is a little less developed than others tasted recently. 2015-2020, 94/100.

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