About Emmerich Knoll
About
2010 Emmerich Knoll Riesling Schütt Smaragd
Emmerich Knoll
Viticulturist: Knoll family
Location: Wachau/ Dürnstein
Elevation/ Altitude: 240 m
Exposition: foot of the mountain
Soil type: pure primary rock, Gneiss based
Vineyard’s style: most minerality, very focused, straight and powerful wines
Methods of training: modified Moser Training System
Density of planting: 3,500 - 4,000 per hectare / 2.40 – 2.80m row spacing
Average vine age of this vineyard: 5 to 50 years, average: 25 years
Harvesting: by hand; selective harvest; rarely green harvest
VINIFICATION
No destemming, skin contact, no carbonic maceration, pneumatic press
Yeast: cultured and natural yeast
Fermentation vessel: cask and stainless steel tank from 500 to 5,000 litres depending on batch quantity
Fermentation length & temperature: 10 - 20 days, 23 - 26 degrees
ELEVAGE/ MATURATION
Lees ageing & batonnage: 6 - 8 months, no bâtonnage
Racking: twice
jancisrobinson.com
18/20
Gloriously complex already even though there is still some primary citrus freshness. Stony. Very rich on the palate, amazing concentration that is lifted high by piercing acidity. Aftertaste is still mineral but also some orange zest. Lonnggg and wonderful.
Wine Advocate
92-93 points
Smoky and crushed stone overtones along with honeysuckle and lily scent the Knoll 2010 Riesling Smaragd Schutt, whose persistent inner-mouth floral perfume is matched by diverse, subtle mineral shadings suggesting stone, iodine, and peat. White peach and lime lend irresistible juiciness to a vibrant finish of almost kaleidoscopically complex flavor interplay. This at once superbly nuanced and outgoing Riesling ought to be a joy to follow over the next ten or a dozen years.
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