2017 Emmerich Knoll Grüner Veltliner Auslese

Emmerich Knoll

Austria / Wachau / Emmerich Knoll

Grüner Veltliner from Kreutles, Loibenberg and Kellerberg - terraced vineyards with a southern exposure and a site at the foot of the mountain, with altitudes varying from 240-350m. The Knoll family produce their sweet wines only when weather conditions are conducive, so the yield is usually very small, only from selected botrytised grapes. Fermented with a combination of cultured and indigenous yeasts in glass demijohns and stainless steel tank.

October, 2018

Stuart Pigott

jamessuckling.com

95 points

A powerful and spicy Auslese that's only slightly sweet and, therefore, best drunk with sautéed liver or liver paté. Very long, texturally complex, creamy finish. Drink or hold.

Half litre Bottle In Stock

About Emmerich Knoll

"This winery has produced so many cult wines over the last decades that it would not be a problem to fill an entire book with their tasting notes." So goes the Falstaff Ultimate Wine Guide's entry on Knoll, pronounced with a K. The winery uses exclusively old oak foudres and implements a winemaking philosophy that places varietal site expression at the forefront. Emmerich Knoll senior is a thoughtful, quiet man; the opposite of Emmerich junior, cosmopolitan and modern in his approach. The Knolls have holdings in all the best sites, as exemplified by their success in the now infamous UK tasting where an aged Knoll Grüner beat a field of Grand Cru white Burgundies. The unmistakable labels bearing the image of Saint Urban, the patron saint of winegrowing, are a reminder that tradition is the watchword here. But what isn’t so obvious is that Emmerich Knoll’s wines are sheer joy to drink — now or far into the future.

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