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November 2018Super ripe yet delicate with some yeasty aromas that will integrate with time. This is rich and powerful, but has plenty of freshness, the finish sleek and super-mineral. Great aging potential.
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2021
Weingut Alzinger is located on a magnificent stretch of the Danube 65km west of Vienna, on a majestic bend where the great river sweeps past Unterloiben in the region of Wachau. This is surely one of the most spectacular wine regions in the world, so stunningly beautiful that it has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which as the Alzinger website proudly proclaims, makes it “coequal to the pyramids of Giza, the Taj Mahal, and the Great Wall of China “. This is a very special...
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Super ripe yet delicate with some yeasty aromas that will integrate with time. This is rich and powerful, but has plenty of freshness, the finish sleek and super-mineral. Great aging potential.
See detailed press reviewAlzinger's 2021 Ried Loibenberg Loibner Grüner Veltliner Smaragd is wonderfully clear, fresh and bright on the nose with precise fruit. Rich, elegant and full-bodied on the palate, with dense, long-lasting fruit and savory spice, this is a grippy and zesty Veltliner with plenty of power and structure.
See detailed press reviewFragrant nose of dried herb, white pepper, jackfruit and yellow kiwi fruit. It’s sleek and creamy, full-bodied, but with a lovely coolness. Exotic fruit and herb character but not rich or overpowering.
See detailed press reviewMedium- to full-bodied, with fine viscosity caressing the palate, featuring lively acidity midpalate, as well as notes of cream, vanilla spice and white pepper and flavors of peach and pear. A streak of minerality sneaks in on the back end, introducing a long, savory finish.
See detailed press reviewThe 2022 Grüner Veltliner Loibenberg Smaragd is picked from a loess island in the mid-slope of this rather large and warm site. Harvest point here is key. Yeasty creaminess is immediately evident on the nose, while more swirling brings some pear skin and pepper. The palate delves into this yeastiness but adds lovely tension to its fluid, slightly peppery core that has some pithy concentration. This sails on but without an ounce of fat—elegant, supple and smooth
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Bright yellow-green, silver reflections. Fine yellow tropical fruit, delicate to orange zest, a hint of blossom honey, inviting bouquet. Juicy and complex, the pleasant fruit sweetness is countered by a corresponding acidity, persistent, very balanced, already well-responsive.
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See detailed press reviewPale greenish yellow, silver glints. Finely dusted herbal savoury nuances, meadow herbs, alluring whiffs of white stone fruit, fine orange zest, and a tobacco touch. Juicy, full-bodied, elegant, refined expression of exotic fruit, sophisticated acidity, lovely creamy texture marked by a saline finish. Excellent length, accessible, with promising ageing potential.
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