White

Franz Hirtzberger Hochrain Smaragd Riesling (Wachau)

Franz Hirtzberger

Austria

Ficha técnica

Tipo
White
Uva
Riesling
País
Austria
Denominação
Wachau
Corpo
medium
Acidez
high
Doçura
dry

Harmonização

peixe grelhado · frutos do mar · comida asiática · saladas cítricas · queijos de cabra · pratos vegetarianos

Safras avaliadas

  • 201595 pts

    Wonderfully concentrated notes of ripe mirabelle plums open up on the nose. There also is a heady lemon note. The palate is rich with the same fleshy ripe fruit but has a fault line of zesty orange at its core that provides focus and seems to illuminate clouds of ripe aromatic c…

  • 201494 pts

    Some earthy spice mingles with the citrus zest that does not want to reveal itself quite yet, but there are notions of citron and grapefruit peel. There is a textured intensity at the core of this slender body, something addictive and moreish that you simply want to fathom. Ligh…

  • 201395 pts

    Yellow plum and Amalfi lemon lead a merry dance on nose and palate. A yeasty edge pulls them down to earth, but their exuberance is evident, swirling and barely contained. This is lively, refreshing and totally invigorating. A celebration of ripe citrus draws a dynamic and dizzy…

  • 201096 pts

    A beautifully perfumed wine is give shape by its great swathe of minerality, its intense acidity. The fruits range from citrus to white peach, a gallery of delicious flavor. Like any great Riesling, it needs years to mature.

  • 200795 pts

    A Riesling that hovers deliciously between Alsace and the German Rheingau. It has the richness of Alsace, but the structure of the Rheingau. And it brings more, because the tight soils of the Hochrain vineyard, with its stony subsoil, brings an intense minerality, which is surro…

  • 200694 pts

    Structured and mineral, this is great Wachau Riesling. There is a core of steel that powers through, giving concentration and intensity to the perfumed fruit. On the finish there is some softness and roundness, but the wine needs time.