Ried Achleiten Riesling Smaragd Wachau QW 2018

  • Falstaff Bewertung: 95
  • A la Carte Bewertung: 96
  • Robert Parker Wine Advocate Bewertung: 92
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The part of the name "Ach-" refers to a flowing water (Latin: aqua), the "-leiten" refers to the austrian term for a steep slope.
  • Attributes

    Land:

    Austria

    Gebiet:

    Wachau

    Region:

    Lower-Austria

    Appellation:

    Wachau QW

    Rebsorte:

    Riesling

    Kategorie:

    White wine

    Produzent:

    Weingut Prager

    Jahrgang:

    2018

    Füllmenge:

    0,75 l Fl.
  • Complete description

    Vintage Description:

    Clear, fresh and lemony on the nose that displays a concentrated white stone fruit aroma and a touch of botrytis, or at least over-ripeness. Intense, dense and concentrated on the palate, this is a dense and juicy, very fruity yet also tightly structured Riesling with fine tannins. (Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker The Wine Advocate, Mar. 2020)

    wine:

    Details zur Herkunft:

    "Smaragd" ist die höchste Qualitätsstufe der „Vinea Wachau“ und steht für kraftvolle Reserveweine.

    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 Achleiten Riesling Smaragd

    wine description:

    The part of the name "Ach-" refers to a flowing water (Latin: aqua), the "-leiten" refers to the austrian term for a steep slope.

    country:

    Austria

    region:

    Lower-Austria

    Area:

    Wachau

    Producer:

    Weingut Prager

    Category:

    White wine

    Weincharakter:

    full of character, profound, rich

    appellation:

    Wachau QW

    Glass:

    Weißwein

    Premiumglass:

    Riesling

    Ideal serving temperature (°C), from:

    10

    Ideal serving temperature (°C), up to:

    12

    Ideal drinking maturity (years after harvest) from:

    3

    Ideal drinking maturity (years after harvest) up to:

    12

    food recommendation:

    Risotto with truffle, Pasta Algio e Olio, Hot and spicy fish (Curry), Braised or oven roasted fish, Hot and spicy seafood (Curry), Fish with distinct flavour (angler, catfish, ...), Spicy grilled veal steak, Pork asian styl (sweet-sour, Curry, ...), Roast duck/goose breast spicy prepared

    year:

    2018

    Grape variety:

    Riesling

    Önologe:

    Toni Bodenstein

    vineyard:

    The vineyard "Achleiten" with a total of 21.39 hectares were already famous for their wine in the 12th century.The steep dry stone terraces (41-83% slope) rise above the Danube at 210-361 m above sea level. Achleiten wines show pronounced mineral character and enormous aging potential.

    Soil:

    Migmatitic granite gneiss dominates the soils in the higher reaches of Achleiten while the lower slopes often display dark amphibolite shale.

    grape age:

    The vines were planted in 1952 and 1953 and are continuously renewed.

    Ernte:

    Selective hand-picking in several tris.

    Vinification:

    Gentle pressing at low pressure, controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks. According to the Codex Wachau the fermentation with autochthonous yeast is an essential element of vinification. The use of enzymes is generally rejected.

    Ageing:

    7 months on the fine lees in stainless steel tanks.

    Residual sugar:

    dry

    Alcohol level (%vol):

    13.5

    Falstaff Bewertung:

    95

    A la Carte Bewertung:

    96

    Robert Parker Wine Advocate Bewertung:

    92