About Emmerich Knoll
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2012 Emmerich Knoll Riesling Vinothekfüllung Smaragd
Emmerich Knoll
Wine name/ Variety: Riesling Vinothekfüllung
Viticulturist: Knoll family
Location: Wachau/ Unter-Loiben
Elevation/ Altitude: 260 – 350 m
Exposition: Different terraced vineyards with southern exposure
Soil type: Gneiss-based primary rock with Löss components
Methods of training: modified Moser Training System
Density of planting: 5,000 – 6,500 per hectare / 1.40 – 1.80m row spacing
Harvesting: by hand; selective harvest; rarely green harvest
VINIFICATION
No destemming, skin contact, no carbonic maceration, pneumatic press. Vinified with cultured and natural yeast
Fermentation vessel: cask and stainless steel tank from 500 to 5,000 litres depending on batch quantity
Fermentation length & temperature: 5- 15 days, 23 - 26 degrees
Wine Spectator
93 points
An ethereal Riesling, showing a vibrant minerality to the open-textured flavors of baked apple and pear, accented by notes of dried pineapple and mango. Quite honeyed midpalate, with a finish that echoes lemon curd, custard and spice. Rich and compelling. Drink now through 2022.
Wine Advocate
91 points
There is an aura of sweetness – in aroma as well as on the palate – to the Knoll 2012 Riesling Smaragd Vinothekfullung that sets it apart from other Rieslings in this collection. Ripe peach and kumquat incorporate the piquancy of their pit and rind, then join brown spices on a glossy, oily, slippery-rich palate before finishing with bittersweet persistence augmented and tempered by saliva-liberating, prolonging salinity. “The basis for this,” explains Knoll Sr., “is a parcel high-up in the Loibenberg which we usually pick for Federspiel or even Steinfeder. But while other Riesling parcels didn’t gain much after a certain point, this one ended up with the highest must weight of all. Mind you, it was picked rather late and with a bit of botrytis.” I suspect – its designation as “vinotec bottling” notwithstanding – that this will be best enjoyed by 2018.
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