What it pairs with
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River fish with wild herbs
The wine's wild-herb undertone resonates with foraged-herb preparations. -
Organic smoked salmon
Mineral and herbal Riesling with a quality natural-farming fish. -
Biodynamic hard cheese
Natural-farming wines often pair well with other naturally-produced dairy products.
History
The Bioweingut Schmidl Riesling Smaragd is the estate's most ambitious wine, produced from Unterloiben parcels adjacent to larger Loiben estates. The biodynamic-practicing approach adds a distinctive wild, earthy dimension to the mineral Riesling character of the site.
- 1980 — First Riesling Smaragd from Bioweingut Schmidl from Unterloiben primary-rock parcels
Facts
- Producer
- Bioweingut Schmidl
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- Wachau DAC
- Oak
- Stainless steel; no oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- €30-48 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1980
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
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