What it pairs with
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Gravadlax with dill mustard
Pepper-spice and mineral notes cut through cured salmon richness. -
Light vegetable tart
Mineral freshness and herbal notes complement spring vegetable preparations. -
Soft rind Brie with herbs
Acidity cuts the richness; herbal wine notes echo the herb crust.
History
The Steinertal site produces contrasting expressions from Riesling and Grüner Veltliner at Alzinger. The Grüner version is more angular and mineral than the Loibenberg, closer in spirit to the Riesling from the same Ried.
- 1992 — First Steinertal Grüner Veltliner Smaragd produced separately from the Riesling
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Alzinger
- Grapes
- Grüner Veltliner
- Classification
- Wachau DAC
- Oak
- Stainless steel; no oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- €50-75 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1992