What it pairs with
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Baked trout with butter and herbs
The wine's citrus-mineral freshness and medium body complement oven-baked trout. -
Steamed vegetables with herb oil
Mineral and herbal notes in the wine echo herb-dressed vegetables. -
Soft goat cheese with honey
The acidity and citrus freshness cut through the creamy goat cheese.
History
Weingut Gruber Wachau is a modern estate in Weissenkirchen with a strong direct-sales focus. Georg Gruber took over in 2005 and introduced the estate's current wine range.
- 2005 — Riesling Smaragd first bottled under the Gruber Wachau label
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Gruber Wachau
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- Wachau DAC
- Oak
- Stainless steel; no oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 22-35 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2005