2023 | Weingut Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Hochrain Smaragd | Wachau | Austria Chateau de la Dauphine 96 Pts The Wine Independent

96 Pts The Wine Independent

mineral finish built for decades

this excels with its cooling acidity and savory mineral tones that embellish its core of rich wild berries

A blend of 50 per cent semillon and 50 per cent sauvignon blanc

2023 | Weingut Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Hochrain Smaragd | Wachau | Austria Chateau de la Dauphine 96 Pts The Wine IndependentFifty year old vines from a Wachau grand master profound dry Riesling from the Hochrain terraces. Weingut Franz Hirtzberger is one of the two pillars of the Wachau, and its Riesling Hochrain Smaragd comes from vines averaging 50 years old, rooted in weathered crystalline rock under a fine layer of sandy loam. "Smaragd" is the Wachau's top dry ripeness category this is powerful, dry, ageworthy Riesling at the highest level. Old vine Wachau Riesling