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2016 Prager Gruner Veltliner Reid Smaragd Zwerithaler KammergutGruner Veltliner from Austria

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"Prager’s stylistic signature is that of aromatic complexity coupled with power and tension. High-density planting and long hang times ensure ripe fruit flavors and power, yet ...

  • 95 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com
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Rating:

95

“A unique grüner veltliner from Prager. Very cool with an intense mirabelle and Reine Claude plum character. The depth on the mid-palate is stunning, but this wine is still very tightly wound and will be better in 2018 or 2019. The super-mineral finish is powerful but sleek.” -- 12/11/2017

Product Description:

"Prager’s stylistic signature is that of aromatic complexity coupled with power and tension. High-density planting and long hang times ensure ripe fruit flavors and power, yet allowing leaves to shade the fruit lend vibrant aromatics of grasses, herbs, and wildflowers. Minerality is a constant feature of any Prager wine. Zwerithaler is a sub-site of Buschenberg and sits to the east of Weiβenkirchen. The name Zwerithaler, meaning "nestled between the valleys," is a near monopole of Weingut Prager. It has a complex soil of paragneiss with alternating layers of dark and calcareous rock. Zwerithaler Kammergut is a 0.34-hectare parcel planted before WWI. The wine from these ungrafted, 100-year-old vines was bottled separately by Prager for the first time in 2015." -- Winery

Product Detail

Item # 104626
Country Austria
Region Wachau
Sub-Region Wachau White
Ratings

95 - James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Vintage 2016
Color White
ABV 13.0%
Varietal(s) Gruner Veltliner
Size 750mL
Closure Cork
Features
Taste high acid, asparagus, white pepper, citrus and grapefruit
Nose melon, citrus and spice