ALZINGER - Riesling Loibenberg Smaragd - 2024 - $79.76

Product code

874273

Format

6 x 750ml

Listing type

Open

Status

Unavailable

Type of product

Still wine

Country

Austria

Regulated designation

Prädikatswein

Region

Niederösterreich

Appellation

Wachau

Varietal(s)

Riesling 100 %

Colour

White

Sugar

Dry

Closure type

Cork

Producer's website

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About this winery

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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Tasting notes

A reflection of its terroir; concentrated and yet elegant at the same time. A complex aroma profile, mostly with tropical nuances. Velvety and juicy on the palate, yet gripping and lively.

Press reviews

(95-97) Points

Anne Krebiehl, MW, May 2025 (Vintage 2024)

The 2024 Riesling Loibenberg Smaragd comes from a plot surrounded by trees at altitudes reaching up to 350 meters and shaded in the afternoon, all factors that temper the heat of the site. The shy nose offers only slight glimpses of citrus. On the palate, the wine is strait-laced, very much in the Alzinger style, with linearity, poise and precision. Everything is present in a compact, taut package, with superb citrus freshness, all still tightly coiled. This will take time to unfold.

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