2023 Alzinger "Ried Steinertal" Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Wachau [WA94] Subregion_Rioja spicy and woody

spicy and woody

Châteauneuf du Pape is spicy

and the aftertaste lingers with a mineral element

south-facing vineyard on red sandstone

Varietal: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon

2023 Alzinger "Ried Steinertal" Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Wachau [WA94] Subregion_Rioja spicy and woodyProducer: Alzinger Region: Wachau, Austria Varietal: Gruner Veltliner Year: 2023 Wine Advocate, 94 Points "The 2021 Ried Steinertal Loibner Grner Veltliner Smaragd opens with a deep, clear, intense and complex bouquet with ripe pear aromas intertwined with saline notes. Round and elegant on the palate, this is a medium to full bodied, dense, vital and saline Veltliner from the coolish Steinertal cru that reveals fine and stimulating grippy structure