What it pairs with
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Braised veal with vegetables
Medium body and herbal-pepper notes are a natural match for braised veal. -
Fresh river fish
Classic Danube corridor pairing for a Wachau Grüner Veltliner. -
Warm potato and chive soup
The wine's herbal pepper character complements a potato soup.
History
The Leonhartsberger family runs a small Unterloiben estate alongside the more famous names of the Loiben cluster. The Smaragd Grüner Veltliner is the estate's main bottling.
- 1920 — Leonhartsberger family establishes the estate
- 2000 — Grüner Veltliner Smaragd first bottled under the current label
Facts
- Producer
- Winzerhof Leonhartsberger
- Grapes
- Grüner Veltliner
- Classification
- Wachau DAC
- Oak
- Stainless steel; no oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 18-28 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2000