What it pairs with

  • Pork tenderloin with spiced sauce
    The wine's exotic spice and concentration match bold pork preparations.
  • Pike-perch with wild herbs
    Classic Wachau pairing: Danube fish with a richly textured, spiced white wine.
  • Aged Manchego
    Spiced, concentrated Grüner finds an equal in a mature, salty Spanish sheep's cheese.

History

The Achleiten Grüner Veltliner Smaragd at Prager is the estate's second-tier (below the Wachstum Bodenstein reserve), bottled from the amphibolite-driven Achleiten Ried with its distinctive mineral character.

  1. 1978 — Achleiten Grüner Veltliner Smaragd first bottled as a distinct single-Ried cuvée

Facts

Producer
Weingut Prager
Grapes
Grüner Veltliner
Classification
Wachau DAC
Oak
Large old oak Fuder; no new oak
ABV
13.5%
Price
€50-75 at retail
Drinking window
6-18 from vintage
First vintage
1978

Tags

cellar worthy dry full body gr ner veltliner high acid iconic mood bold mood savoury occasion cellar occasion dinner party old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with pork pairs with white fish price premium single vineyard still white
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