Wine Gruner Veltliner Smaragd Urgestein Terrassen 2008
Reviews of purchase Gruner Veltliner Smaragd Urgestein Terrassen 2008
Tasting Notes
Color bright greenish-gold.
Elegant, well-balanced taste with piercing acidity and mineral character, giving Gruner Veltliner great grace. Full-bodied, pleasant delineated wine with juicy taste of mango and apricot, dried herbs and siliceous nuances, with grapefruit and green apple in the aftertaste.
Very complex, piercing fresh and fruity aroma of mango, pineapple, peaches, grapefruit, lime, pear and apricot mature mixed with marshmallows, spicy green peppercorns, fresh leaves of tobacco, mineral accents smoky flint hints of honey and aroma of herbs.
Grüner Veltliner has a very wide gastronomic possibilities. At a young age - it is an excellent aperitif, ideal with asparagus, perfectly accompanies snacks, vegetable salads, cheeses from goat's milk, fondue, oriental cuisine and seafood. Is indispensable for a couple of Wiener schnitzel. Mature wines are good with oily fish or white meat turkey and chicken with a variety of creamy sauces.
Interesting Facts
Awards and ratings.
2007: Gault Millau - 17 of 20
2006: Weinguide Vinaria - two stars
2005: Der weinguide - 2 stars
2004: Weinguide Vinaria - two stars
2003: Weinguide Vinaria - two stars
Franz Xaver Pichler in 1971 inherited three hectares of vineyard, a family winery with 100 years of history. It turned out to be the exclusive possession clone Feltliner Gruner, who was his father were selected - Franz Pichler senior in 1928. This clone - with very small berries, low yield and high concentration of juice output, grown to the present day, providing a unique quality wines Pichler and depth. Currently variety Gruner Veltliner accounts for 50% of the 13 hectares of vineyard management. Urgestein Terrassen - this designation is used for wines produced from vineyards located on the mountain terraces at an altitude of 400 m, which the monks built and planted vines in the XII century. Wachau terraces are medieval monuments and is protected by UNESCO in the status of "heritage of humanity". No mechanization is not possible, the vineyards are processed manually. The average yield is quite low - less than 30 hl per hectare, through a combination of quite harsh local climate and soil conditions. The average annual temperature is about 8 ° C and rocky poor soil "pull" of the vines all the juices, causing them to reach the roots through the rocks to a depth of 8-12 meters. Due to such conditions as much as possible concentrated collect harvest. Fermentation is carried out exclusively on natural yeasts in stainless steel vats with no oak aging. Grüner Veltliner, in its best version (Emerald), gives a very fine wine, due to the high acidity of their speed can reach up to fifty years and more. FX - fan of his case, his guilt is individual, they can not be repeated. Fans call him a genius. For his talent, as well as for their special reverence for Gruner Feltlineru, Pichler has acquired the status of national hero winemaking.
