(region followed by producer)

Kamptal:
Schloss Gobelsburg
Hiedler
Hirsch

Wachau:
Alzinger

Burgenland:
Wenzel

Alzinger (Wachau)

A father and son team, Leo Snr. and Leo Jnr. Alzinger are the new superstars of the Wachau. With only 8 ha. under vine, comprised of nearly equal parts Riesling and Grüner Veltliner, and a tiny quantity of Chardonnay. Top sites of the region such as Loibenberg, Steinertal and Liebenberg are represented, their wines are considered some of the best produced in Austria. Each vineyard is left to express it’s individuality, where mineral aromas, elegance and balance have become their trademarks.
Ilka Lindemann from the German wine journal “Weinwelt” nominates the Alzinger Estate amongst the greatest wine estates in the Wachau region. 2005

Riesling Dürnsteiner Federspiel 2005

Riesling Dürnsteiner Federspiel 2004

A dry restrained Riesling with crisp green apples, marjoram, mineral salts, and talc palate. Lingering nervy acidity.

Riesling Steinertal Smaragd 2005

The 2005 Riesling Smaragd Steinertal offers imposing richness of fruit, less of the site’s overt peppery character than the corresponding Gruner Veltliner, and a crystalline sense of minerality allied to crystal-clear fruit (supported by five grams residual sugar).

Purple plum and grapefruit feature in the nose and on the palate. A long, refined finish weaves salty mineral traces, subtle white pepper, citrus, herb and pit fruits. This wine will respond well to time taken to meditate on its intricacies or time in the cellar. It is certainly the alter ego of the often veritably volcanic rendition of Steinertal Riesling vinified by F. X. Pichler.
91 points. Wine Advocate. August 2006

Riesling Dürnsteiner Hoeher Eck Smaragd 2004

Riesling Loibenberg Smaragd 2005

‘The 2005 Riesling Smaragd Loibenberg offered concentration and class. Peaches, along with herbal and root vegetable aromas, brought to mind Gruner Veltliner. The palate impression is waxy in texture, with peach, pumpkin, and herb flavors given a salty mineral accent. Low key though lovely in the nose like many an Alzinger wine, it nonetheless builds on the palate and then delivers imposing, subtly complex length.’
90 points Robert Parker Jnr. Wine Advocate, August 2006

Riesling Loibenberg Smaragd 2004

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