Prager Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Achleiten

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.

How to serve Prager Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Achleiten

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. Pork tenderloin with spiced sauce, Pike-perch with wild herbs, Aged Manchego. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

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

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