Editors notes
There is an international consensus that Kellerberg is the absolute model vineyard. This vertiginous, barren and purist primitive-rock terrace, which is exposed from south to south-east and located at the exit of a side valley, creates a very special microclimate. The Kellerberg vineyard is already pampered by the sun early in the morning. During night, cool air streaming in from the bordering woods fosters the development of the complex texture and delicately nuanced, usually exotic aromas and flavors typical of this wine. In fall, large temperature differences between day and night shape the grapes. Honey melon, mango, passion fruit, banana and fully ripe peach, concise minerally notes as a dowry of the meager, weathered soil, and the extremely deeply rooting old vines make the wines of this site unparalleled and outstanding. We are fascinated about the wines from Kellerberg due to their filigree elegance, which can hardly be expressed in words.
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Stephan Reinhardt
95"From the estate's parade vineyard, the 2013 Riesling Smaragd Dürnsteiner Kellerberg displays a very rich and intense aroma of super-ripe and concentrated Riesling berries. Rich and powerful, but also precise, impressively concentrated and piquant on the palate, this well-balanced and highly elegant Riesling with its lemon and orange aftertaste is another signature wine of both the Wachau and the 2013 vintage. It's aging potential should be terrific. A serious, tension-filled Riesling of great expression, which I highly recommend."
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Jancis Robinson MW
18"Crystalline. Pure flavours but very full-bodied. Powdery texture. Big and opulent with some lychee flavours. Gorgeous. 13.5%. Drink 2015-2028."
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Austria
Austria has a reputation for high-quality dry white wines, primarily from its native grape variety, Grüner Veltliner, and from Riesling. However, you can find many excellent red wines here, too. These come from native varieties including Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch as well as sweet, botryised dessert wines made from Welschriesling. Austrian wine-producing regions enjoy a cool continental climate, with short summers and harsh winters. Grüner Veltliner is the country’s most widely planted grape variety, and at their best, these wines are full-bodied wines with excellent fruit concentration and naturally high acidity. Welschriesling – not to be confused with Riesling – is the second most planted variety. Winemakers use Welschriesling in a number of winemaking styles, from high-acid, fresh dry styles to high-quality botrytised dessert wines. Other varieties grown in Austria include Riesling, Chardonnay, St Laurent, Müller-Thurgau, and Sauvignon Blanc.
Niederosterreich
Bordering Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Niederösterreich, also known as Lower Austria, is a wine region in northeast Austria. It is also the largest winegrowing region in the country for Qualitätswein. It boasts approximately 28,000 hectares of vineyards, which account for about half of the country’s wine production. Within Niederösterreich, there are eight distinct winegrowing regions, including Wachau and Carnuntum. Within these regions, there are three primary climatic zones: the Weinviertel in the north, the Danube River Region west of Vienna, and Pannonian Niederösterreich to the southeast. A wide variety of varietals and styles come out of this region. White-wine grapes Grüner Veltliner and Riesling are the dominant plantings, but Pinot Noir and Sankt-Laurent (or St Laurent) are also grown and made into high-quality wines.
Wachau
One of eight subregions of Niederosterreich (Lower Austria) to the west of Vienna, Wachau has won critical acclaim for its first-rate dry white wines made from Gruner Veltliner and Riesling – the most commonly planted grape varieties here. Vineyards sit along the Danube River, typically on steep, terraced, hand-worked slopes with a south-facing aspect to maximise their sun exposure. The terraces not only retain heat during the day to provide to the vines at night, but also draw on heat radiating off the Danube. The results are well-ripened grapes with highly concentrated flavours. Resulting wines likewise develop intense flavours of citrus and stone fruits.
About the brand F-X Pichler
Weingut Franz Xaver Pichler in Dürnstein is a family-run winery based in the Austrian wine region of Wachau. The vineyads consist of 16ha of vines, mainly Grüner Veltliner und Rheinriesling. Grüne Veltliner M (for Monumental) and the Grüne Veltliner Kellerberg Smaragd are their flagship cuvees, followed by the Rheinrieslinge M, Unendlich and Kellerberg Smaragd. Hugh Johnson described the winery as one of the leading growers in the region of Wachau.You May Also Like
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