Ried Kreutles Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Wachau DAC 2020
- Falstaff Bewertung: 94
- James Suckling Bewertung: 94
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Attributes
Land:
AustriaGebiet:
WachauRegion:
Lower-AustriaAppellation:
Wachau DACRebsorte:
Grüner VeltlinerKategorie:
White wineWeincharakter:
full of character, profound, opulentProduzent:
Weingut Emmerich KnollJahrgang:
2020Füllmenge:
0,75 l Fl. -
Complete description
Vintage Description:
The wine is clear and rather coolish on the nose and displays a remarkably flinty and refreshing stony nose with mirabelle and apricot aromas. Lush and round on the palate, this is an intense and powerful, rich and concentrated Veltliner with a long and intense, somewhat sweetish finish.wine:
Details zur Herkunft:
Wachau Smaragd:
In der Wachau benutzen Mitglieder des Gebietsschutzvereins „Vinea Wachau“ folgende drei Marken zur Unterscheidung ihrer Weine nach dem natürlichen Alkoholgehalt: Steinfeder, Federspiel und Smaragd. Die kraftvollen Reserveweine werden als „Smaragd“ (ab 12,5 % vol.) bezeichnet. All diese Weine sind nicht aufgebessert und werden ausschließlich trocken und ohne Barriqueeinsatz ausgebaut.wine title:
Ried Kreutles Grüner Veltliner Smaragdcountry:
Austriaregion:
Lower-AustriaArea:
WachauProducer:
Weingut Emmerich KnollCategory:
White wineWeincharakter:
classic & elegantappellation:
Wachau DACGlass:
WeißweinPremiumglass:
Grüner VeltlinerIdeal serving temperature (°C), from:
7Ideal serving temperature (°C), up to:
9Ideal drinking maturity (years after harvest) from:
3Ideal drinking maturity (years after harvest) up to:
12food recommendation:
Smoked fish, Pasta with seafood, Paella with fish and seafood, Vegetable tempura (deep fried vegetables), , Sweet and sour fish, Braised or oven roasted fish, Roast pork, Poached beef, Red smear cheeseyear:
2020Grape variety:
Grüner VeltlinerÖnologe:
Emmerich Knollvineyard:
The single vineyard Kreutles with 8.82 ha is located at the foothills of the Loibenberg in the village of Unterloiben near Dürnstein. It extends in a southerly exposure at an altitude of 212 to 231 m a.s.l. with an average slope of 6-24%. The documented name of this old vineyard can be traced back to 1353.Soil:
Deep loess soils (wind-blown, fertile, calcareous sediment from ice age) and eroded soil from Gföhler gneiss.Ernte:
In the Emmerich Knoll vineyards, all grapes are picked by hand.Vinification:
4-6 hours of cold maceration, gentle pressing in pneumatic presses and must-fermentation in large 500-liter wooden barrels and in steel tanks. No malolactic acid degradation.Ageing:
9 months on the fine lees in large wooden barrels.Residual sugar:
dryAlcohol level (%vol):
13Falstaff Bewertung:
94James Suckling Bewertung:
94