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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2023 and 2034 (based on 36 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Thomas D. on 2/29/2024 & rated 93 points: Oh, open for 5 days (vacuum) and such a star.
I bought this wine at a restaurant in Zürich, we could not empty it so I kept it in my fridge. Good decision, now it is has changed - and really not to the negative side 👍👍
N. Balanced, green, flowers and herbs, mineral, crunchy, a little bit Veltliner-like (freshness, white pepper) but not in a negative way
T. Smashy but good acid, nice spicy note, minerals, balanced; really good fruity notes, exotic, fresh and dryed…complex with long but alcoholic aftermath.
All indicators point to longevity 🤗
Warning: the wine is more a loner, combining with food is tricky, I just had some risotto with it, pulls it down… (168 views) | | | Tasted by querilant on 2/8/2023 & rated 92 points: Probably the best Grüner Veltliner I ever had. Needs some air, was even better on the second day. So much minerality, tropical fruit and depth. Drank this in Hotel Bergland in Sölden, Austria. Will try to get a hold of some bottles. Surely this can be cellared for many years. (449 views) | | | Tasted by worldtraveler1987 on 1/25/2021 & rated 91 points: Nice acid, classic Riesling flavors, mostly dry. (350 views) | | | Tasted by C.Holywater on 9/24/2020: Abit reductive right after opening, but with some air it's beatifully open and available. Complex nose with citrus, stone fruit, cured ham and a chalky minerallity.
Very structured, high acidity, quite full body, bone dry, and a very long aftertaste.
Very well made, everything is well integrated. Very complex, high consentration and very well balanced! This is an incredible wine. (364 views) | | | Tasted by Ebrim on 2/25/2019 & rated 90 points: short note - a bit reductive, cool stonefruit, peach, lime, greene apples, gfranit, high acidity and well structured, bergamot, well balanced and structured, very good quality, 90-91p (994 views) | | | Tasted by tmagsmaken on 11/24/2018 & rated 86 points: Medium intensity nose filled with ripe fruit like pear and peach. Dry wine with a refreshing acidity but less than German riesling and no sensation of spritz that young rieslings sometimes have. Overal, a perfectly drinkable and enjoyable wine now but I would be minded to let it age and see how it develops. For the moment not great value for money in my view but I am probably drinking it too young. (430 views) |
| Weingut Knoll Producer websiteRiesling Varietal character (Appellation America) | A short history of Riesling (Uncork) | Riesling (wikipedia)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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