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| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2023 (based on 11 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Seth Rosenberg on 1/26/2020 & rated 92 points: Riesling Study #1 (Atoboy (Manhattan, NY)): Great crunch on the nose and palate. A bit burly. Very crunchy and brothy, big, filling. savory and salty. palate is big and grippy, Great stuff. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 16/20 (1168 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 8/22/2017: Pyramid Valley (Best Cellars, Crown Street): More muted and meaty than the Pyramid Valley with slight ripe pear fruit. On the palate it's juicier with obvious sweet spice over the top of the muted pear fruit. Some mid palate grip as well. Hmm. (1209 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 9/14/2015 & rated 92 points: A private lunch (Restaurant Tennerhof, Kitzbühel, Austriia): Harvested on 23 October 2013, alcohol a relatively moderate 13.5% Rich but lively straw yellow; rich and impressive nose, deep and spicy, herbs and minerals, ripe fruit, good varietal typicity in spite of some botrytis; very good weight on the palate, the richness balanced by juicy acidity, relatively delicate flavours for such a powerful wine, honey and peach, earth; long finish but vinous and honeyed rather than precise or detailed. (1388 views) |
| By David Schildknecht
Vinous, 2013: A Great Vintage for Austrian Riesling and Grüner Veltliner (Nov 2015) (11/1/2015)
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| Franz Hirtzberger Producer websiteWeissburgunder Wikipedia about Weissburgunder(German)Smaragd Wikipedia about Smaragd (german)
Google translation in English of the German Wikipedia about Smagard
From what I understand, these wines (very ripe, dry, late-harvest, etc.) were going to be designated Honivogl (after a kind of bird found in or near the vineyards, meaning 'honey bird'. However, the Honivogl family was involved in the wine trade in Austria and objected that this would cause confusion and weakening of their trademark. Another creature was therefore selected (the green lizard called Smaragd) to be the mascot (sort of ) for this kind of wine in the Wachau. Source: Dr. Peter Ruhrberg, Saarbrücken, personal communication, 9/2007. jhtAustria Wein aus Österreich (Österreichischen Weinmarketinggesellschaft) | Austrian Wine Classifications (Winemonger.com)Niederösterreich Weinstraße Niederösterreich
Lower Austria Wine Region
Lower Austria isn't "southern" Austria, but rather northeastern. It derives its name from its downriver location on the Danube River, which flows from west to east.Wachau Official tourism website
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