What it pairs with
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Roast chicken with cream sauce
The wine's nutty richness and medium body are a classic match for creamy poultry dishes. -
Grilled sole with almonds
Almond and pear notes in the wine echo a buttered almond garnish on flatfish. -
Soft camembert
The wine's creamy texture and beeswax note pair naturally with soft-rind cheese.
History
Rudi Pichler grows a small parcel of Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) alongside the dominant Grüner Veltliner and Riesling. The variety has a minor but established role in the Wachau; first bottled as a Smaragd in 2002.
- 2002 — Weissburgunder Smaragd first bottled by Rudi Pichler
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Rudi Pichler
- Grapes
- Weissburgunder
- Classification
- Wachau DAC
- Oak
- Stainless steel and large old oak barrels
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 35-50 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2002