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Emmerich Knoll Ried Schütt 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

frutos do mar · peixe grelhado · queijos de cabra · aspargos · pratos com especiarias · saladas frescas

Rated vintages

  • 201495 pts

    An overtone of leesy yeast quickly gives way to lemony freshness, rounded out by hints of yellow plum and peach. Citrus also continues to be the focus on the palate: fresh zest of ripe lemons and Meyer lemons just edged by peppery spice. This is taut and very linear, streamlined…

  • 201394 pts

    While this takes a while to open up, what follows is worth waiting for. It discloses a rounded richness composed of yeasty layers interspersed with ripe pear, stone fruit and ivy leaves. It also offers shimmers of apricot and juicy, yellow pear, with a more salty verve of grapef…

  • 201192 pts

    Give Grüner the chance to become really ripe and you end up with luscious, rich wines like this. It may be dry, but its texture is so unctuous and soft. Its peach, lychee and kiwi fruit acidity offer the chance for drinking soon, but also promise good aging over the next 2–3 yea…

  • 200694 pts

    Pepper and power mark this impressively rich wine. Tropical fruits, mangos and lychees are layered with minerality and acidity. A wine that needs some aging in order to release the full potential of its structure and fruit weight.