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 4 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage4 yrs12 yrs14 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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Fried chicken schnitzel
The wine's crisp acidity and pepper-spice energy cut through the fried coating beautifully. -
Green salad with herb vinaigrette
Crunchy acidity and citrus blossom echo the freshness of the greens and vinaigrette. -
Smoked salmon
The wine's mineral salinity and citrus balance the richness of smoked salmon.
How to serve F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Steinwand
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. Fried chicken schnitzel, Green salad with herb vinaigrette, Smoked salmon. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Steinwand is a single-vineyard site in the Loiben cluster worked by F.X. Pichler on steep primary-rock terraces. The name refers to the stone-wall terrace construction typical of the Wachau's UNESCO-listed vineyards.
- 1992: First Steinwand bottling from terraced primary-rock parcels above Loiben
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut F.X. Pichler · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Grüner Veltliner
- Classification
- Wachau DAC
- Oak
- Stainless steel and large old Fuder; no new oak
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- €50-75 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1992
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Steinwand
When should I drink F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Steinwand?
Drink 4-12 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Steinwand?
Fried chicken schnitzel is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Green salad with herb vinaigrette and Smoked salmon. The wine's crisp acidity and pepper-spice energy cut through the fried coating beautifully.
What grapes are in F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Steinwand?
The blend is Grüner Veltliner. The wine is classified as Wachau DAC.
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