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2022 Grüner Veltliner, Smaragd, Achleiten, Prager, Wachau, Austria

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Grüner Veltliner
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Product: 20221191963
2022 Grüner Veltliner, Smaragd, Achleiten, Prager, Wachau, Austria

Description

Ried Achleiten is Prager’s most important site, and one of the most famous in the region. This wine comes from old vines from the 1950s and 60s, grown at around 220m elevation. The result is a classic expression of Grüner Veltliner, with fresh green melon and white peppery notes on the nose. The palate is quite broad and deliciously savoury, balanced by mountain herbs and bright citrus fruits, with a flinty stoniness that leaves a mouth-watering effect, followed by a smoky, mineral finish. The texture is so smooth and this wine is brimming with energy.

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Katie Merry, Assistant Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (Summer 2023)

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2022
Alcohol % 14
Grape List Grüner Veltliner
Body Medium Bodied
Property Weingut Prager

About this wine

Grüner Veltliner

Grüner Veltliner is Austria's most famous grape variety. It is indigenous to Austria and is grown extensively in every Austrian wine region with the exception of Steiermark. It constitutes 36% of all vineyard plantings with the best wines coming from the north-east of the country, particularly regions such as the Wachau, Kamptal and Kremstal which border the Danube river.

Weingut Prager

Weingut Prager is run by Toni Bodenstein, son-in-law of Franz Prager and one of the most celebrated winemakers in Austria today. Toni has run the estate for a number of years now and is the foremost authority in the region on the hugely diverse microclimates across the valley. Earnest but very likeable, he has made a minute geological study of this extraordinary terroir. Southfacing and running down to the Danube, his Achleiten vineyard yields both Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from the top Smaragd classification.

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