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• Chrysostomus Likes this wine: 93 points

  December 24, 2023 - Certainly the best white wine on the table this evening (had it side by side with Trimbach Grand Cru Geisberg 2014 and William Fevre, 1er Montee de Tonnerre 2020).
  Gave it a slow ox for 3 hours in the bottle. Yellow/Golden color. Typical Smaragd notes of ripe yellow fruit. Mid weight palate copies the impression of yellow fruits, esp. pineapple. Good structure and length. Not the fine aromas and structure of the Hirtzberger Hochrain 2015 (at the same price range). Wait 3 years for the next bottle or give it enough air! Don't drink too warm to not let it get too "heavy and thick" 92-93 pts

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• jnewman77 wrote:

  December 5, 2021 - This was pretty good, but not at the level of other wines I've had from Prager; the nose was rich and heavy, hints of botrytis and ripe orchard fruits; the palate is a bit fat for what I want from a riesling and doesn't quite have the minerality or energy. It did seem to freshen up some with air, but never really hit the highs of the '08 Achleiten.

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• br_winelover Likes this wine: 94 points

  July 18, 2018 - 94(+?)pts. Great Riesling, but I'd rather have the Wachstum Bodenstein from Prager in 2015. Both are excellent anyway.

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• acyso wrote: 88 points

  September 14, 2017 - Prager Dinner with Robert Bodenstein (Chicago, IL): This wine is clearly a sibling of the Achleiten. There's no way around that conclusion. The difference here is that the Achleiten is a bit more fruit forward, rounder, and sweeter, while the Klaus shows a bit more steely, with more of a focus on salinity and minerality. This is a little more austere, which I found made it a little more difficult to enjoy in comparison.

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• rossi.wine wrote: 98 points

  April 30, 2016 - Like Riesling Achleiten a bit more restrained on the nose. "Depth, purity, intensity" is what I wrote down. On the palate like a super-charged version of Achleiten, darker and brighter even, the fruit is juicy and there is lots of perfectly well integrated acidity. Slightly spicy. Lots of minerality. Incredibly long and intense finish. Power and laser-like precision. A monumental wine. 97-98+

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2015
• Type White
• Producer Prager
• Varietal Riesling
• Designation Smaragd
• Vineyard Klaus
• Country Austria
• Region Niederösterreich
• SubRegion Wachau
• Appellation n/a
• UPC Code 9120016530160

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• In Cellars 191 (81%)
• Consumed 43 (18%)

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