What it pairs with
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Zander fillet with parsley root
The wine's crisp acidity and herbal notes complement delicate freshwater fish. -
Asparagus with hollandaise
Classic Wachau pairing; the wine's acidity balances the richness of the sauce. -
Soft goat's cheese on rye
The citrus and mineral notes cut through the cream cheese richness.
History
Hochrain is a terrace site above Spitz producing Riesling with slightly more accessible character than the Singerriedel, first bottled as a separate cuvee in the late 1980s.
- 1988 — Hochrain first bottled as a separate Smaragd Riesling by Franz Hirtzberger
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Franz Hirtzberger
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- Wachau DAC
- Oak
- Stainless steel fermentation and ageing; no oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 45-65 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1988