What it pairs with
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Poached sole with lemon butter
Chalk-mineral Riesling and gently cooked flatfish are a classic pairing. -
Crayfish salad with dill
The wine's mineral freshness complements the delicate sweetness of crayfish. -
Asparagus with herb vinaigrette
Classic Wachau pairing; herbal mineral Riesling and asparagus.
History
Weingut Jager is a Weissenkirchen family estate working the Steinriegl and Achleiten terraces on gneiss-dominated soils. Their Riesling Smaragd is the flagship bottling.
- 1940 — Jager family establishes the estate in Weissenkirchen
- 2003 — Riesling Smaragd first bottled under the current label
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Jäger
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- Wachau DAC
- Oak
- Stainless steel; no oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 20-32 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2003