2011 Grüner Veltliner Liebenberg Smaragd Weingut Prager

2011 Grüner Veltliner Liebenberg Smaragd Weingut Prager

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2011 Grüner Veltliner Liebenberg Smaragd Weingut Prager

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Literally the 'Love Hill', the Leibenberg vineyard lies close to a curve in the bend of the Danube, where sedimentary soils coax the Veltliner fruit on to full ripeness. The site's westerly aspect giving the wine a rich, almost exotic peach stone or superripe lemon character. For those seeking heady, modern wines. Drinking now but will keep.
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Grüner Veltliner

Grüner Veltliner

Grüner Veltliner is Austria's most famous grape variety. It is indigenous to Austria and is grown extensively in every Austrian wine region with the exception of Steiermark. It constitutes 36% of all vineyard plantings with the best wines coming from the north-east of the country, particularly regions such as the Wachau, Kamptal and Kremstal which border the Danube river.

Grüner Veltliner is a late ripening variety that typically produces wines that are pale green in colour and display fruit notes of grapefruits, limes, pears, and sometimes hints of white pepper. They normally possess a steely backbone of acidity which enables the best bottles to age gracefully. The grape's natural acidity accompanied by its restrained and understated fruit characters makes its wines ideal partners for food. A marvellous alternative to the more mainstream white grape varieties.

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