2015 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Hochrain

Wine Details
Producer

Rudi Pichler

Place of Origin

Austria

Wösendorf

Wachau

Color

White

Grape/Blend

Grüner Veltliner

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2017 - 2028

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“You had to be very cautious about leaf removal and canopy management,” related Rudi Pichler of the 2015 growing season, “to insure enough shading of the soil and avoid overexposure of the grapes, so that in the end the wines could as usual benefit from some pre-fermentative skin contact.” Adept management of cover crops also helped in the retention of precious moisture. Picking began in early October with the fruit for Federspiel all being gathered within a week and the rest of the crop largely by month’s end, in contrast with Pichler’s usual practice of long hang-time. In instances where late picking entails elevated alcohol, Pichler has long displayed an uncanny aptitude for integrating it, but among Riesling and Grüner Veltliner in the present collection only those from the Achleiten finished with alcohol significantly above 13 percent. (Pinot Blanc and Roter Traminer virtually never dip below 14 percent alcohol at this address.) Achieving a balance in 2015 of weight and intensity, richness and vivacity, concluded Pichler, “was challenging but fun.” (For details concerning this estate’s vineyards, practices and recent history, readers are invited to consult the extended introduction to my report on its 2013s.)