2000 F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Ried Steinertal

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  5/26/2017 - markjanes wrote: 92 Points

  This has aged beautifully… it has darkened, become a little honeyed, and all of that firmness on the palate has turned into a beautiful, seamless texture. at its peak where it will hold 2-4 years. Remains very Austrian with it's high extract/high alcohol.

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  3/2/2010 - markjanes wrote: 90 Points

  Some depth of color, yellow to gold rim. High aromatic intensity with plenty of buttered toast, minerals, citrus aromas. On the palate the wine is dry, has high acidity, a slightly phenolic yet firm and full midpalate, a very nice transition into a persisitent finish... moderate + ETOH for riesling. Wine comes off a little bit on the firm side as is often the case with Pichler's wines I find, good length, intensity, and complexity. Certainly a wine with very good finesse and a very firm texture... clear expression of place. The wine evolved with air gaining new sublte flavors and textures. A clearly excellent wine that is a great model for firm, slightly phenolic, moderate + ETOH rieslings. Nearing its peak where it will hold for 5-10 years.

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  8/21/2008 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 90 Points

  A crackling sizzle of acidity adds a dynamic beat to this otherwise mildly constituted wine -- though pure and fresh, with lemony, melony, and even celery flavors, the fruit almost feels a little dilute in the middle, but the structure adds more than enough pizazz. Oddly for a wine of this crispness, it's best as it nears room temperature, with no diminution in the crackle.

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