Yellow/gold in color, clear and bright. Great nose. sort of "Juicy Fruit" gum with some minerality. Nice texture. Moderate acidity. The palate matches the nose. Solid finish. This is a nice, easy drinking dry Riesling. It drinks nicely on its own and will work with lighter foods such as a fruit or seafood salad.
Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is smoky with minerals. Medium bodied. Light acidity. On the palate, some minerality and some orange peel. Long finish. A nice, easy to drink Riesling that will also work with most foods. Thai food will work well. Drink over the next five to eight years.
Tasted at their Tasting Room in Durnstein (while waiting for my wife to shop). Glad I stopped. This is an enjoyable Riesling. Silvery/green in color, clear and bright. The nose show yellow grapefruit and some minerality. Light bodied. On the palate, nice tart acidity. Dry. Grapefruit with underlying minerality. Long finish. This drinks easy but has some depth too. It should drink well for the next ten to twelve years. On its own or with food, this is a great value. This would be great with fried appetizers or even popcorn.
OMG, this is amazing. Truly outstanding. Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is all about minerality. "Wet stones", minerals with some spice and slight apricots make a complex nose that is both elegant and powerful. Medium to full bodied. A creamy yet energetic texture. Well balanced but not shy on acidity. On the palate, this is concentrated. Loads of minerality with slight apricot notes and a hint of spice. Long finish. This is still youthful but drinking well now. Drink over the next twenty to twenty five years. Fantastic on its own, this will work with most fo
Vom Stein is a sub-site of the Silberbichel vineyard and is a slight incline, sloping east. Nikolaihof makes beautiful wines from this vineyard. Smaragd is the highest level of quality in Austrian wines. Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is nice with minerals, flint, lemon, slight peach and spice. Full bodied. On the palate, a nice whiff of grapefruits and lemon with underlying minerality. Wispy tannins. Lots of depth and complexity. Good acidity. Long finish. This is close to mature but will still develop for another three to five years and drink well for another
This is a late release served at the winery. It spent an extra six years in large barrels. Silvery gold in color, clear and bright. The nose is clean with lemons, minerality and slight apricot notes. Creamy texture but also crisp acidity. On the palate, the lemons and slight apricot come thru with underlying minerality. Long finish. This wine shows a lot of complexity but undoubtedly will continue to mature for a few more years. Drink over the next twenty years. This is great on its own and will be even better with almost any food. It would be great with Szechuan food.
Silvery gold in color, clear and bright. The nose has slight apple with some peaches along with a nice minerality. Good acidity. Nice texture. One of those wines that seems like it will have some sweetness but is in fact, dry to the taste. On the palate, a bit of grapefruits and a bunch of peaches and minerality. Light bodied but with plenty or energy. It drinks easily. Delicious. This needs a few more years to full maturity, but is still nice now. Drink over the next twenty years (or more). This would work well with Thai curries.
Yellow gold in color, clear and bright. The nose is nice with minerals and slight peach. Medium bodied. Moderate acidity. On the palate, minerals and slight peach again. some depth. Dry tannins. Moderate finish. This should drink well for the next ten years. Better with food. A nice wine with fried zuchini or other veggies.
Yellow gold in color. The nose is clean with lots of minerality and slight apricots. Medium bodied. On the palate, the minerality carries thru. Some peach. Moderate acidity. solid finish. This is a very food friendly wine. It will work well with Thai food. Drink over the next five to eight years.
These vines averaged over 40 years of age. Green/gold in color, clear and bright. The nose has some diesel and slight botrytis along with lemon peel and minerals. Medium bodied. Good acidity. On the palate, this is clean. Complex and deep. Wonderful minerality with a some peach comes thru. Long finish. This is drinking beautifully but should easily go another eight to ten years. It is great on its own and will work nice with Thai food.
