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2012 F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltiner Loibenberg Smaragd
F.X. Pichler
This is one of the steepest and most austere primitive-rock sites encountered in Loiben. Loibnerberg, one of Wachau's largest coherent single vineyards, is fully exposed to the south and accordingly warm and sunny. The wines derived from this site are shaped by the unique composition of this first-class primitive-rock soil, which imparts longevity to them. Here, opulent, intense and yet subtle wines develop – Riesling showing a fruity texture (peach, apricot) and Grüner Veltliner being full-bodied with underlying minerality, even slightly smoky and tobacco notes.
Wine Advocate
91 points
Pear, cantaloupe and winter squash created sweet earthy suggestions in the nose and on the plush palate of Pichlers’ 2012 Gruner Veltliner Smaragd Loibenberg, to which a dash of white pepper adds sizzling and unexpected counterpoint in a long, energetic finish. Here is a wine at once soothing and stimulating, its luscious fruit and incisive cut mutually complementary. “In cool years,” notes Lucas Pichler, “the Loibenberg is going to be ahead by a nose, while in warm years it will be Steinertal. I would plan on following this through 2020.
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