Wachau Porcelain Tour A sparkling carriage ride through the vineyards
An extraordinary, discreet carriage tour for 2 with fresh sandwiches & a bottle of sparkling wine
Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs20 yrs22 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
What it pairs with
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Grilled freshwater perch with dill butter
The wine's racy acidity and stone-mineral character cut through the oily fish and echo the herbaceous dill. -
Wiener Schnitzel with lemon
The wine's bright citrus core and raciness act as a natural palate cleanser against the fried breading. -
Aged Bergkase
The nutty crystalline cheese amplifies the mineral and citrus notes of the Riesling.
How to serve Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel
Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
- Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a smaller all-purpose white glass; the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Grilled freshwater perch with dill butter, Wiener Schnitzel with lemon, Aged Bergkase. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
The Singerriedel is a grand cru-level site on gneiss and granite soils above the town of Spitz, first bottled as a single-vineyard wine by Franz Hirtzberger in the early 1980s. The site's steep gradient and thin soils produce a Riesling of marked mineral intensity.
- 1983: First dedicated Singerriedel Riesling Smaragd bottling by Franz Hirtzberger
- 2003: Singerriedel recognised among Wachau's leading individual vineyards in Vinea Wachau producer literature
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Franz Hirtzberger · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- Wachau DAC
- Oak
- Stainless steel fermentation and ageing; no oak
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 60-90 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1983
Frequently asked about Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel
When should I drink Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel?
Drink 5-20 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel?
Grilled freshwater perch with dill butter is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Wiener Schnitzel with lemon and Aged Bergkase. The wine's racy acidity and stone-mineral character cut through the oily fish and echo the herbaceous dill.
What grapes are in Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel?
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as Wachau DAC.
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