Domäne Wachau Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Achleiten

What it pairs with

• Grilled veal chop with herb butter
  Pepper spice and full body match the richness of veal with herb butter.
• Roasted pike-perch
  A Danube fish classic: the wine's mineral breadth complements freshwater fish.
• Asparagus with Hollandaise
  Classic Wachau pairing: pepper and acidity balance the egg-butter sauce.

How to serve Domäne Wachau Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Achleiten

Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
2. Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a smaller all-purpose white glass; the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Grilled veal chop with herb butter, Roasted pike-perch, Asparagus with Hollandaise. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

The Achleiten Ried in Weissenkirchen is one of the Wachau's most-celebrated crus, with soil composed of gneiss and amphibolite that produces distinctively spicy, concentrated Grüner Veltliner. Domäne Wachau as a cooperative controls significant Achleiten parcels and has bottled this cuvée since the cooperative's reorganisation after World War II.

1. 1938 — Winzergenossenschaft Wachau founded; Achleiten parcels among the first sites cultivated
2. 2008 — Cooperative rebranded as Domäne Wachau; Achleiten Smaragd retains flagship status

Facts

Producer

Domäne Wachau

Grapes

Grüner Veltliner

Classification

Wachau DAC

Oak

Stainless steel and large old oak; no new oak

ABV

13.5%

Price

€35-55 at retail

Drinking window

5-15 from vintage

First vintage

1945

Organic

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