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2023 Grüner Veltliner, Smaragd, Wachstum Bodenstein, Prager, Wachau, Austria

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Grüner Veltliner
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2023 Grüner Veltliner, Smaragd, Wachstum Bodenstein, Prager, Wachau, Austria

Description

Incredible tension from the start. Notes of lychee, white pepper and quince. This is bone dry with racing acidity. The body gives way to slightly more body than I was anticipating. Here, the more herbal vegetal components come into play. The racing acidity is a theme throughout. A crescendo of acidity and citrus fruit on a very long and fresh finish. This will develop well with a couple of years of cellaring.

Luke Dowdy, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2023
Alcohol % 14.5
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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