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FX Pichler Gruner Veltliner M Smaragd 2018 (750ML)

$84.89
SKU:
FXPGVMSMB8B
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Vintage:
2018
Format:
750ML
Appellation:
Wachau
Stock Status:
In Stock

Critic Scores, Reviews & Descriptions

95 WA / 94 JS

From the latest harvest pass and the oldest vines, though no botrytis yet highly ripe and overripe grapes, the 2018 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd M is very concentrated and intense but clear and elegant on the slightly flinty nose. Sourced in the Kellerberg, Loibenberg Liebenberg and the terraced western part of the Kollmütz, this is a lush and rich, very intense yet elegant Veltliner with lots of power but also remarkable finesse and lingering salinity on the finish. Drinking this wine young is ridiculous and a waste of its talents and potential greatness. Although I don't know where the wine going from here I suppose it will develop very well over the next 10 years. The 2018, unlike the other Smaragd vines, was destemmed, macerated for up to 24 hours and 50% fermented in large (25 hectoliter) oak vats, and the lees were stirred once per month. Bottled in August 2019 and tasted at the domain in September. SR – The Wine Advocate

Tons of baked herbs here, ranging from rosemary to oregano to thyme. Then come opulent aromas of peaches, apricots and apples. Full-bodied and structured with a chewy core of tannins and stone fruit. Long and very muscular. A big, bold style of gruner. Drink now. James Suckling

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