What it pairs with
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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.
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 was one of the first wines from the estate to demonstrate the quality of the Joching terroir for Grüner Veltliner.
- 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