White
Emmerich Knoll Ried Pfaffenberg Steiner Selection Riesling (Niederösterreich)
Austria
Fact sheet
- Type
- White
- Grape
- Riesling
- Country
- Austria
- Appellation
- Niederösterreich
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
peixe grelhado · frutos do mar · pratos asiáticos · carne branca
Rated vintages
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201495 pts
An enticing smell of lemon sorbet fills the nose and the effect on the palate is much the same: bracing, cleansing deliciousness pervades everything. There is a hint of crunchy, crisp green apple combined with far richer notions of lemon zest and mandarin peel. Deeper down resid…
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201395 pts
The nose is still dominated by funky yeast, signaling that this Riesling requires time in bottle. The streamlined palate reveals something that is equally generous and tart, like pink grapefruit or pomelo. There is a lovely phenolic texture, too, with intimations of riper fruit…
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201191 pts
Ripe and weighty, this is a rich wine from the Pfaffenberg vineyard in Krems. It has spice as well as perfumed white fruits, a sense of structure and concentration. It feels warm with peach and white fruit flavors likely to develop along with acidity over the next 3–4 years.