2023 | Prager Achleiten Riesling Smaragd | Wachau Château Pavie Macquin Drink 2023–2029

Drink 2023–2029

not a lot but more than the rest of the Pinots in the winery's portfolio

with hints of pepper to follow

where only a thin layer of sandy topsoil lines the hard granite bedrock

the result of a challenging year with lots of rain and high humidity

2023 | Prager Achleiten Riesling Smaragd | Wachau Château Pavie Macquin Drink 2023–2029The 2023 Riesling Achleiten Smaragd has a lovely flinty, smoky note of green moss spreading out into citrus foliage, delicate, serene and bright. The palate is slightly rounder than the nose suggests, adding supple Reine Claude plum flesh and juiciness to the mid palate, where even pale peach gets a look in. It is very smooth and ripe with pale stone fruit. Finesse becomes apparent on the finish with tingling citrus notions. 95 Pts Vinous