Emmerich Knoll Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Kreutles

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.

How to serve Emmerich Knoll Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Kreutles

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 chicken with herb sauce, Vegetable quiche, Ceviche with lime. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

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

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