Josef Jamek Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Hochrain

What it pairs with

• Roasted veal with root vegetables
  Full body and pepper spice match the richness of roasted veal.
• White asparagus with egg sauce
  An Austrian spring pairing: Grüner's pepper spice balances asparagus and egg sauce.
• Freshwater fish with butter sauce
  Pepper-spiced Grüner is a Wachau classic with river fish and butter sauces.

How to serve Josef Jamek Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Hochrain

Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
2. Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a smaller all-purpose white glass; the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Roasted veal with root vegetables, White asparagus with egg sauce, Freshwater fish with butter sauce. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Hochrain (high rain) is a Ried in the Joching area producing full-bodied Grüner Veltliner on gneiss-dominated soils. Josef Jamek's Hochrain Smaragd is an early single-Ried Joching bottling for Grüner Veltliner from this estate, first produced in 1972.

1. 1972 — First Josef Jamek Hochrain Grüner Veltliner Smaragd produced from the estate's Joching parcels

Facts

Producer

Weingut Josef Jamek

Grapes

Grüner Veltliner

Classification

Wachau DAC

Oak

Large old oak Fuder; no new oak

ABV

13.5%

Price

€40-60 at retail

Drinking window

5-15 from vintage

First vintage

1972

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