What it pairs with

  • Grilled chicken with herb sauce
    Green herb notes in the wine resonate with herb-marinated chicken.
  • Vegetable quiche
    The crisp acidity and herbal quality pair seamlessly with egg and vegetable preparations.
  • Ceviche with lime
    Citrus-forward acidity echoes lime in ceviche; the wine's crisp structure complements raw fish.

History

Kreutles is a higher-elevation site in the Loibenberg area producing a crisper, more herbal expression of Grüner Veltliner compared to the richer Loibenberg Smaragd. It entered the Knoll portfolio as a distinct cuvée in the late 1980s.

  1. 1988 — Kreutles first bottled as a separate single-Ried Grüner Veltliner Smaragd

Facts

Producer
Weingut Emmerich Knoll
Grapes
Grüner Veltliner
Classification
Wachau DAC
Oak
Large old oak Fuder; no new oak
ABV
13.0%
Price
€40-60 at retail
Drinking window
4-12 from vintage
First vintage
1988

Tags

dry gr ner veltliner high acid medium body medium term mood refreshing mood savoury occasion dinner party occasion weeknight old world pairs with poultry pairs with vegetable forward pairs with white fish price premium single vineyard still white
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