2014 Emmerich Knoll Riesling Pfaffenberg Kabinett

Emmerich Knoll

Austria / Wachau / Emmerich Knoll

Riesling grown on the south-facing Pfaffenberg vineyard in Kremstal. The site lies on gneiss-based primary rock and an altitude of 280-350m. The planting density is between 5,000 and 6,000 vines per hectare with an average vine age of 20 years. The grapes are harvested by hand, destemmed and given some skin contact. Vinification takes place with cultured and natural yeast in tank and wooden casks with a capacity of 500 to 5,000 litres. The wine spends three months on lees, without bâtonnage.

February, 2016

David Schildknecht

Vinous Media

92 points

Lusciously juicy but piquantly pit-tinged white peach is laced with bright, fresh lemon and stony and iodine-like nuances in a terrifically animated and ringingly prolonged finish.

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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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