What it pairs with

  • Steamed cod with lemon butter
    The wine's clean citrus acidity and chalk-mineral notes complement delicate white fish.
  • Light chicken consomme
    The restrained minerality and clean finish match a delicate broth.
  • Grilled vegetable platter
    The herbal freshness and acidity cut through grilled vegetables.

History

Kollmitz is a cooler site farmed by Rudi Pichler producing a more restrained, mineral style of Riesling Smaragd. First bottled separately in the late 1990s.

  1. 1998 — Kollmitz Riesling Smaragd first bottled as a separate cuvee

Facts

Producer
Weingut Rudi Pichler
Grapes
Riesling
Classification
Wachau DAC
Oak
Stainless steel; no oak
ABV
13.0%
Price
EUR 45-65 at retail
Drinking window
4-15 from vintage
First vintage
1998

Tags

dry high acid medium body medium term mood elegant mood refreshing occasion dinner party occasion weeknight old world pairs with shellfish pairs with vegetable forward pairs with white fish price premium riesling single vineyard still white
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