2017 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd Steinertal

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 92.8 points

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  6/3/2023 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Pale greenish-yellow in color.
  Lemon zest, and petroleum off the nose. Oyster shell.
  Nice acidity, but not overbearing. Medium finish. Tastes like the nose. Quite a well made wine. Each sip makes you yearn for your next. It's definitely entered its drinking window, but has 5-8 years left in its tank.
  This is a special wine that should continue to age gracefully and acure more points in the coming years. This is a sophisticate's Riesling. Wow!!!

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  3/18/2023 - Giggs wrote: 92 Points

  More lemon curd than Loibenberg, salty, and a vein of asparagus on the finish. It’s quite good.

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  5/12/2022 - scorbett Likes this wine:

  Amazing. My notes will not do it justice.
  
  Nose: super fresh melon / cabbage / celery salad, grape too (duh... but seriously, green table grapes).
  
  Palate: tropical, citrus (predominantly lime), and butter (has somewhat of the flavor of a perfectly oaked chard without any of the flab or oiliness), some kind of bitter green flavor. Chalky finish.
  
  Endlessly complex and fascinating.

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  4/27/2019 - nzinkgraf wrote:

  Lots of pity and mineral aromas. Palate is ice-ier. Really draws on a celery seed note on the palate.

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  12/19/2018 - salil wrote: 93 Points

  Another year, another fantastic Steinertal. This one is more herbal and floral than usual - the minerality isn't as prominent here, instead it's dominated by fresh lime leaf and green herbs around a core of tart citrus and pear fruit, with just a faint touch of sweetness on the palate that's balanced well by the bright acids. There's a sense of restraint and understatement here; the palate presence is incredibly light and delicate, and I can't wait to see how this one ages.

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