96-98 points Peter Moser (Falstaff): "Light greenish yellow, silver reflections. Fine nuances of white fruit, yellow apple fruit, delicate apricot, candied orange zest, fine minerality, with a touch of herbal savouriness underneath. Juicy, elegant, fine fruit sweetness in the core, finesse-rich acidity, salty-mineral finish, a silky food companion, certain ageing potential. Alcohol 13%. (7/10/23)"
95 points Anne Krebiehl, MW (Vinous): "The 2022 Grüner Veltliner Steinertal Smaragd is the easternmost terraced single-site of the Wachau, on the border to Kremstal and its Pfaffenberg. While this is at the warmer end of the Wachau, two gullies bring down cold air from the forested top and create a high day-night amplitude. Peppery fern and green pear skin have a creamy, salty aspect on the subtle nose. The palate tingles with pepper on a very fine, taut, bright body that is both slender and stony. Grüner's creaminess washes over like surf over immovable rocks. This is a statuesque, smooth, taut wine, with a haunting pepperiness on the finish. (Bone-dry) Drink: 2025-2045. (Feb 2024)" 94 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): "Cool and elegant gruner with apricot stones, pineapples, thyme and crushed stones here, plus some white pepper and flint. It’s medium-bodied and so fresh and mineral. Chalky and refined. Drink or hold. (9/13/23)"
93 points Stephan Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "The 2022 Ried Steinertal Grüner Veltliner Smaragd shows clear, dense, elegant, stony-spicy fruit. Dense and juicy, with a grippy tannin structure on the palate, this is a fresh, spicy and stimulating yet quite powerful Steinertal with substance and structure. Tasted at Schloss Dürnstein, Wachau, in September 2023. Drink: 2028-2050. (5/23/24)"
95 points Anne Krebiehl, MW (Vinous): "The 2022 Grüner Veltliner Steinertal Smaragd is the easternmost terraced single-site of the Wachau, on the border to Kremstal and its Pfaffenberg. While this is at the warmer end of the Wachau, two gullies bring down cold air from the forested top and create a high day-night amplitude. Peppery fern and green pear skin have a creamy, salty aspect on the subtle nose. The palate tingles with pepper on a very fine, taut, bright body that is both slender and stony. Grüner's creaminess washes over like surf over immovable rocks. This is a statuesque, smooth, taut wine, with a haunting pepperiness on the finish. (Bone-dry) Drink: 2025-2045. (Feb 2024)" 94 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): "Cool and elegant gruner with apricot stones, pineapples, thyme and crushed stones here, plus some white pepper and flint. It’s medium-bodied and so fresh and mineral. Chalky and refined. Drink or hold. (9/13/23)"
93 points Stephan Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "The 2022 Ried Steinertal Grüner Veltliner Smaragd shows clear, dense, elegant, stony-spicy fruit. Dense and juicy, with a grippy tannin structure on the palate, this is a fresh, spicy and stimulating yet quite powerful Steinertal with substance and structure. Tasted at Schloss Dürnstein, Wachau, in September 2023. Drink: 2028-2050. (5/23/24)"
| Product SKU | 347936 |
| Producer | Alzinger |
| Country | Austria |
| Region | Niederösterreich |
| SubRegion | Wachau |
| Varietal | Grüner Veltliner |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
| ABV | 13.0% |
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