2012 Emmerich Knoll Grüner Veltliner Vinothekfüllung Smaragd

Emmerich Knoll

Austria / Wachau / Emmerich Knoll

Viticulturist: Knoll family
Location: Wachau/ Unter-Loiben
Elevation/ Altitude: 240 – 350 m
Exposition: from the foot of the mountain and terraced vineyards with southern exposition
Soil type: different soils from all Grüner Veltliner single vineyards
Methods of training: modified Moser Training System
Density of planting: different density (Kreutles, Loibenberg, Kellerberg)
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
Fermentation length & temperature: 5- 15 days, 23 - 26 degrees
ELEVAGE/ MATURATION
Lees ageing: 6 - 8 months, no bâtonnage
Racking: twice
FINISHING
Clarification/Filtration: Filtration
Closure: natural cork

Kim Marcus

Wine Spectator

95 points

This races across the palate, offering a rich mix of baked apple, dried pineapple and roasted peach flavors that are full of exotic spicy notes. Well-extracted, showing hints of grapefruit peel that glide into the powerfully creamy finish, which ends with nuances of white chocolate. Drink now through 2026.

Joel B. Payne

Vinous Media

92 points

Restrained on the nose, hinting at rich mango and peach, along with subtle tobacco and white pepper. Despite its warmth, muscle and opulence, the overripe apricot extract remains agile owing to the wine's finely chiseled structure. More opulent than elegant, this veltliner will be much more interesting five years down the road. At present, I prefer Schutt and Loibenberg.

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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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