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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2018 and 2025 (based on 11 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by HWWH on 2/5/2021: 5.2.21 - ausgezeichnet - ideal ab 2025 (229 views) | | | Tasted by Tim Heaton on 7/3/2020: Better after 90 minutes of air in decanter, this is in the top quartile of examples from this grape. Tension, depth, length. Should be at this level for several more years. Easily recommended (1158 views) | | | Tasted by rossi.wine on 4/30/2016 & rated 92 points: On the nose notes of yellow stone fruit, flowers, honey. Quite intriguing and pretty. On the palate ripe and round. Fresh and well balanced. A little diffuse but very good. 91-92+ (804 views) |
| By David Schildknecht
Vinous, Austria’s 2015 Rieslings & Grüner Veltliners: Ripe & Ready (Feb 2017) (2/17/2017)
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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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