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2001 F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd 'M'
Grüner Veltliner
- Austria
- Niederösterreich
- Wachau
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Community Tasting Notes 5
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glou.sf Likes this wine: 94 points
October 19, 2020 - Tasted blind. Apricot, lots of stone fruit character, and grapefruit notes on the nose. Nice acidity with peach, citrus/orange, more apricot, orange peel, and melon on the palate. Quite rich, yet also well balanced. Great finish and excellent wine. These 'M' need time...
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NotNYC Likes this wine: 91 points
June 23, 2013 - Great fun next to a 1999 Riesling - the GV contrast is demonstrative.
Not as full as expected yet the spine of acid and the citrus floral streak sits very well.
Bit torn about where this might go. Definitely not closed thinking it may grow a bit more intense and yet benefit from another 2-3 years.
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mwanasheria wrote: 92 points
August 25, 2011 - Citrus, lemon tart, spices. Nicely mineral and long finish.
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KellyW wrote: 90 points
November 1, 2007 - Drank with GJE. Very powerful if not a bit overblown.
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PhDP wrote: 91 points
November 29, 2006 - Grüner ! (groupe du mercredi, Bruxelles, Belgium, chez PM): note moyenne du groupe: 16,6/20
Nez violent, avec des agrumes, orange fumée (type pinot gris)
Bouche riche, dense et assez énergique (style Deiss).
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By David Schildknecht
January/February 2003, IWC Issue #106 (link)(Franz Xaver Pichler Gruner Veltliner Smaragd M) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Lyle Fass
8/17/2006 (link)(F.X. Pichler Gruner Veltliner “M”) I thought this was a tremendous wine albeit in a slightly more massive style than I am comfortable with. It had an amazing nose of white and black pepper, aged sweet green vegetables (bok choy, baby spinach), melon and piercing minerality and after a while a hint of mushroom. The palate was remarkable in that you could tell this was a high alchohol wine but did not show it all, just hinted at it. The palate was very glyceril and shiny. It had a lightness of touch that only is reserved for the world’s greatets wines. My issue with this wine and the reason I only had one glass is because it seemed a bit ponderous to drink as it was teetering on the edge of a style I do not really care for . . .but a very well respected palate assured me today that in ten years time this would a heartbreaker of a wine with nuance and filigree in spades. So down the road the final judgement will be made and if any of the older FX Pichlers I had earlier this year are an indication I will be in for a treat.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2001
- Type White
- Producer F.X. Pichler
- Varietal Grüner Veltliner
- Designation Smaragd 'M'
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Austria
- Region Niederösterreich
- SubRegion Wachau
- Appellation n/a
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 47 (87%)
- Consumed 7 (13%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerF.X. Pichler
- VarietyGrüner Veltliner
- CountryAustria
- RegionNiederösterreich
- SubRegionWachau
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