Cuvées

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White

Richer, more luxuriant Smaragd Grüner Veltliner from the Frauenweingärten (women's vineyards) Ried: concentrated peach and pepper spice with full body and mineral depth.

Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Achleiten

4.1

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Weingut BernhardWachau€€€€€€€Still White

Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from Achleiten parcels farmed by the Bernhard family of Weissenkirchen; the classic Achleiten mineral-and-pepper profile at a more accessible price than the big estates.

Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Viessling

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Winery Veyder-MalbergWachau€€€€€€€€Still White

The estate's most structured Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from the Viessling site; full body, racy acidity and deep granite-mineral character defined by biodynamic farming and old-barrel ageing.

Holzapfel Joching Riesling Smaragd Achleiten

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Weingut Holzapfel PrandtauerhofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White

Holzapfel's Achleiten Riesling Smaragd shows the characteristic amphibolite-spice of this famous Ried: apricot, exotic stone-mineral and lime oil with firm acid and length.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Weingut Holzapfel PrandtauerhofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White

Full-bodied Achleiten Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from Holzapfel: the site's distinctive amphibolite mineral character delivers exotic spice and concentrated stone fruit with full body.

Holzapfel Prandtauerhof Riesling Smaragd Liebenberg

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Weingut Holzapfel PrandtauerhofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White

The Liebenberg Ried Riesling Smaragd from the historic Prandtauerhof estate in Joching: apricot, lime zest and fresh herbs with a mineral, medium-bodied palate.

Hutter Silberbichlerhof Riesling Smaragd Loibenberg

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Weingut Hutter SilberbichlerhofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White

Loibenberg Riesling Smaragd from the Mautern-based Hutter estate: apricot blossom and lime with chalk-mineral character from south-bank terroir.

Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Weingut FJ Gritsch MauritiushofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White

Full-bodied Riesling Smaragd from the Singerriedel site at Spitz by Gritsch Mauritiushof; granite mineral and stone-fruit depth with a long finish.

Riesling Smaragd Spitzer Graben

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Weingut Josef & Georg HöglWachau€€€€€€€€Still White

Riesling Smaragd from the Spitzer Graben valley by the Högl family; the cooler side-valley terroir imparts a distinctive herbal-mineral intensity and racy acidity.

Riesling Smaragd Spitzer Punkt

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Weingut Johann DonabaumWachau€€€€€€€€Still White

Riesling Smaragd from the Spitzer Punkt site on gneiss and granite soils; granitic minerality, racy citrus acidity and stone-fruit depth.

Stift Göttweig Grüner Veltliner Kremstal Reserve

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Weingut Stift GöttweigWachau€€€€€€€Still White

Full-bodied Kremstal Reserve Grüner Veltliner from the Benedictine monastery of Göttweig: white pepper, ripe peach and stone mineral from loess-dominated Kremstal terroir.

Stift Göttweig Riesling Privat

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Weingut Stift GöttweigWachau€€€€€€€Still White

The monastery's premium Riesling cuvée from Kremstal DAC terroir: lime blossom, white peach and chalk mineral with firm acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Weinhofmeisterei Mathias HirtzbergerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White

Smaragd Grüner Veltliner from Mathias Hirtzberger's independent Wösendorf estate: white pepper, citrus blossom and pear with firm mineral acidity.