Grüner Veltliner Loibenberg Smaragd
2024
Weingut Alzinger se trouve sur un magnifique terroir aux abords du Danube, à 65 km à l’ouest de Vienne, sur un détour majestueux du fleuve juste après Unterloiben, dans la région de Wachau. Il s’agit assurément de l’une des plus belles régions viticoles au monde; en fait, ce site figure sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO en raison de sa beauté exceptionnelle. Par conséquent, le site Web du Domaine Alzinger proclame fièrement que la région « se trouve sur le même...
This juicy, charming white has aromas of sliced pears, chopped apples, juniper berries and some acacia honey. It’s full-bodied but cool and supple, with lovely fresh stone-fruit character and a light peppery touch.
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Fragrant 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.
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A full-bodied yet elegant gruner veltliner that has notes of fennel, grapefruit, pear and crushed stone. Attractive herb undertones with a tannin touch on a long and textured finish
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The 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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The 2024 Grüner Veltliner Loibenberg Smaragd comes from a parcel of loess atop gneiss bedrock in the midslope of the south-facing site. The nose is shy, showing just a hint of savory yeast. With more air, a touch of fern emerges. The palate offers almost a Riesling-like lightness, with direction and verve that belie the loess. There is lovely balance, slight savor and exquisite tension.
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The 2023 Grüner Veltliner Loibenberg Smaragd is picked in a lens of loess in this site known for its warmth, affording some water retention. Smooth, almost balm-like yeast has gentle pepper and promises richness. The palate is just as smooth and flowing, channeling its ripeness and fill into that cooling, smooth yeastiness that subsumes pepper and fruit and fills the mouth. Power and freshness become apparent in the aftertaste, which is still savory with fern and white miso. (Bone-dry)
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