2009 Prager Riesling Klaus Smaragd

Weingut Prager

Austria / Wachau / Weingut Prager

The Klaus vineyard is one of the Wachau's best, a luxurious vineyard that sits on steep slopes directly under the Achleiten. We'd call Klaus the Wachau's version of Montrachet, whereas the Achleiten is like Corton-Charlemagne; the former is rich and gushing, the latter chiseled and mineral.
The 2009 is a little more plump than you would expect but in the most positive way. It still has chisel, sinewy texture and glorious strong acidity. The nose is laced with honey and saline whilst the palate is bright lemon pith and muscular tones of minerals and sea salt with lashings of grapefruit. It is a wine of great presence and power.

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About Weingut Prager

It’s all stainless steel, clean and high-tech at Prager. Toni Bodenstein is an icon of the new Austria and innovative in his approach. He’s been in control of winemaking since the early nineties and has positioned Prager firmly in Europe’s top echelon. The estate’s vineyards cover 16.5ha; 60% planted to Riesling, 40% Grüner Veltliner. Toni is the foremost authority in the region on the hugely diverse mesoclimates across the valley. His entry-level Grüner and Riesling are the epitome of Wachau purity and the rest of the range is a fascinating study in the terroir of Austria's greatest white-wine region. As Falstaff magazine puts it: "Bodenstein creates wines that unite elegance and finesse with expressiveness and power. These wines show that the great growths of the Wachau are some of the best in the world."

About

Toni Bodenstein is mayor of the town of Weissenkirchen and known as the “terroirist of the Wachau”, a pair of facts that give an idea of his connection to his land and culture, as well as the high esteem in which he’s held. “Vom Stein zum Wein” goes the motto at Prager, which likewise indicates the relationship between where the grapes grow and what you get to drink. Through his deep respect for tradition and the environment, he creates wines that unite finesse with expressiveness and power.