Josef Fischer Riesling 'Ried Kreuzberg' Smaragd Wachau 2020

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Josef Fischer Riesling 'Ried Kreuzberg' Smaragd Wachau 2020Kreuzbergs inherent austerity yields a Riesling of single minded minerality. Aromatically, it presents its stoniness in measured, serene fashion, but it sizzles on the palate with white knuckled intensitya fascinating contrast which makes for a wine of dynamism and complexity.

and judiciously more powerful than the Classico

yet soft tannins at an early age make this wine appealing even in its youth

Late-harvested from Aldo's oldest Catarratto vines

Produced from eight different small west- and southwest-facing parcels of Chasselas planted on 35-40%-gradient slopes between 400 and 500 meters of altitude

located in Stiolo di San Martino in Reggio Emilia

complemented by splashes of Grenache and Cinsault

and the concentration and energy of this wine is surprising given its exceedingly modest alcohol level

This is perhaps the flashiest and most hedonistic of the 1980s vintages on offer here

After an extended fermentation and considerable aging in the classic “botte” of the region

built around kinetic energy rather than excessive structure

this Pinot gris sits atop Booth Hill

8 hectares of Grenache

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