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2022 Alzinger, Leo - Gruner Veltliner Loibenberg Smaragd
Alzinger, Leo
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2022 Alzinger, Leo - Gruner Veltliner Loibenberg Smaragd

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2022 Alzinger, Leo - Gruner Veltliner Loibenberg Smaragd (750ml)
95 Points
"The 2022 Grüner Veltliner Steinertal Smaragd is the easternmost terraced single-site of the Wachau, on the border to Kremstal and its Pfaffenberg. While this is at the warmer end of the Wachau, two gullies bring down cold air from the forested top and create a high day-night amplitude. Peppery fern and green pear skin have a creamy, salty aspect on the subtle nose. The palate tingles with pepper on a very fine, taut, bright body that is both slender and stony. Grüner's creaminess washes over like surf over immovable rocks. This is a statuesque, smooth, taut wine, with a haunting pepperiness on the finish. (Bone-dry)"
—Anne Krebiehl MW-Vinous Media
94 Points
"Fragrant nose of dried herb, white pepper, jackfruit and yellow kiwi fruit. It’s sleek and creamy, full-bodied, but with a lovely coolness. Exotic fruit and herb character but not rich or overpowering. Drink or hold."
—Stuart Piggot-James Suckling
Appellation: Loibenberg
Vintage: 2022
Variety: Gruner Veltliner
Region: Wachau
Country: Austria
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: Alzinger, Leo
Alzinger, Leo
2022 Alzinger, Leo - Gruner Veltliner Loibenberg Smaragd (750ml)
95 Points
"The 2022 Grüner Veltliner Steinertal Smaragd is the easternmost terraced single-site of the Wachau, on the border to Kremstal and its Pfaffenberg. While this is at the warmer end of the Wachau, two gullies bring down cold air from the forested top and create a high day-night amplitude. Peppery fern and green pear skin have a creamy, salty aspect on the subtle nose. The palate tingles with pepper on a very fine, taut, bright body that is both slender and stony. Grüner's creaminess washes over like surf over immovable rocks. This is a statuesque, smooth, taut wine, with a haunting pepperiness on the finish. (Bone-dry)"
—Anne Krebiehl MW-Vinous Media
94 Points
"Fragrant nose of dried herb, white pepper, jackfruit and yellow kiwi fruit. It’s sleek and creamy, full-bodied, but with a lovely coolness. Exotic fruit and herb character but not rich or overpowering. Drink or hold."
—Stuart Piggot-James Suckling
Appellation: Loibenberg
Vintage: 2022
Variety: Gruner Veltliner
Region: Wachau
Country: Austria
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: Alzinger, Leo