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Emmerich Knoll Ried Loibenberg Smaragd Grüner Veltliner (Wachau)

Emmerich Knoll

Austria

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Grüner Veltliner
Country
Austria
Appellation
Wachau
Body
full
Acidity
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

peixe grelhado · carne branca · queijos macios · pratos herbáceos

Rated vintages

  • 201495 pts

    Herbal spice and yeasty savor overlay shining, ripe and juicy pear flavor. This is a compact but complex blend of fruit and peppery punch. There is a fine seam of citrus freshness heightening and brightening every sensation, suggesting that there is more and more to come. While…

  • 201394 pts

    Wet earth, rain-wet stones, damp moss, wild sage and very ripe pear make for a complex opening. Further sniffs reveal more citrus: both juice and zest of lemon. The palate still holds a lot of leesy yeast flavors but its phenolic richness is tempered by total citrus freshness. T…

  • 201193 pts

    There is deliciously pure fruit here, rich certainly but with a straight line to pear, sweet orange and peach flavors. Behind the fruity exterior is a more structured core, showing spice as well as density and final acidity. Age for three years and more.

  • 200894 pts

    The Knoll Grüner style is for a hint of steel, doses of minerality and not too much ornateness despite the wonderfully elaborate traditional bottle labels. The intense fruit, spice and peach character is balanced by acidity, a taut, nervy edge. It will certainly age for 5–6 year…

  • 200792 pts

    The wine has richness, but it is the balancing freshness that makes this wine so delicious. There is also a core of tight structure, a layer of spice that comes through strongly. But that tense freshness holds the wine together and promises aging.