2015 Emmerich Knoll Grüner Veltliner Loibenberg Smaragd

Emmerich Knoll

Austria / Wachau / Emmerich Knoll

Viticulturist: Knoll family
Location: Wachau/ Unter-Loiben
Elevation/Altitude: 260 - 350 m
Exposition: South/stone terraced vineyards
Soil type: Loess over Gneiss parent stone
Vineyard’s style: Warmest climate, creamy, intense, yellow-fruit wines.
Methods of training Modified Moser training System
Harvesting: By hand; selective harvest; green harvest if necessary
VINIFICATION
Pre-fermentation: No destemming, skin contact, no carbonic maceration, pneumatic press
Yeast: Cultured and natural yeast
Fermentation vessel size & material: Cask and stainless steel tank from 500 to 5,000 litres depending on batch quantity
FINISHING
Clarification/Filtration: filtration
Closure: Natural cork

October, 2017

James Suckling

jamessuckling.com

95 points

Another very impressive and seriously concentrated grüner veltliner from Knoll with exotic fruit and herbal character as well as a great balance of richness and freshness. This needs time as it is only just opening up, but has at least a couple of decades of ageing potential ahead of it.

November, 2017

Bruce Sanderson

Wine Spectator

93 points

A powerful white, rich and ripe, yet shows elegance. The white raspberry and citrus notes mesh beautifully with the herbal and vegetal details, all supported by vibrant acidity. Delicious now, but this should show even more in a few years. Drink now through 2027.

June, 2016

Stephan Reinhardt

Wine Advocate

91-93 points

From the lower part of the cru, the 2015 Loibner Grüner Veltliner Ried Loibenberg Smaragd offers a well-defined, flinty and elegant bouquet of ripe white fruit aromas. Full-bodied, intense and mineral, this is an elegant and firmly structured wine that is fresher and more pure than the Loibenberg Riesling. A stunning GV that is pretty coolish and finesse-full, not just for the vintage but also the vineyard.

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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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