Weingut Emmerich Knoll, Grüner Veltliner Smaragd, Ried Kreutles, Loibner, Wachau, Austria, 2022

Overview of the Wine
There is hardly another vineyard that has shaped the perception of the Wachau as a serious high-quality wine-growing region as strongly as that of the Knoll family. Many generations of this family have dedicated their lives to growing wine: the first glass bottles were filled with Knoll wine in the 1950s, and the arguably most famous wine label in Austria – the family’s trademark baroque image of Saint Urban – first graced the Knoll wine bottles in 1962.

The family cultivates wine on sixteen hectares, and the names of his terraces have become common knowledge among both national and international wine drinkers: the Kellerberg, Loibenberg, Pfaffenberg and especially the Schütt yield the fruit for the famous range of Knoll Riesling and Veltliner, which are all clear, precise, mineral-rich and structured, frequently revealing their full potential after years or even decades.

Sustainable.

Winemaker
Emmerich Knoll

Grape / Blend
Grüner Veltliner

Origin
Wachau, Austria

Tasting Notes
The deep löss soils of the Kreutles vineyard were deposited by ancient winds, which dropped glacially-eroded gneiss into the Wachau. The calcareous soil provides an ideal home for the expressive Grüner Veltliner, and Knoll coaxes a rich, balanced wine from the terroir of Kreutles, garnering the Vinea Wachau’s “Smaragd” designation, which is reserved for only the finest wines of the region. Pairs with Stinky Cheese, Roast White Meats, White Sauce, Spicy, Fried Food. Flexes w/ Food, Dressed to Impress, Zippy, Big Power

93 Points - Wine Advocate
The 2022 Ried Kreutles Loibner Grüner Veltliner Smaragd opens on the elegant nose with notes of ripe yellow apple and fine spice. It's full-bodied and intense on the palate yet lively, enormously substantial, long and mineral. Tasted at Schloss Dürnstein, Wachau, in September 2023.

Product size: 750ml