About Emmerich Knoll
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2013 Emmerich Knoll Grüner Veltliner Vinothekfüllung Smaragd
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
jancisrobinson.com
18/20
Deep gold. Creamy, satisfying. Polished.
April, 2015
Wine Advocate
94 points
Always made with botrytis grapes, the 2013 Gruner Veltliner Smaragd Loibner Vinothekfullung offers a very clear and intense, though noble and fresh, aroma of honeydew melon, pineapples and hints of lychee. Very rich in extract and highly concentrated on the palate, this opulent yet still well-balanced wine is one to be enjoyed in small sips rather than in bottles (at least when it's so young). This is an impressively rich and velvety textured wine, indeed, though it lacks the tension and freshness of the Schütt at the moment.
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