Grüner Veltliner Kellerberg Smaragd 1,5 l Magnum - Domäne Wachau

The Grüner Veltliner Kellerberg Smaragd 1.5 l Magnum from Domäne Wachau in Lower Austria shows a bright, platinum yellow color in the swirled glass. If you give it some air in the glass by swirling, you can perceive a first-class balance in this white wine, because it stands out on the walls of the glass neither watery nor syrupy or liqueur-like. The nose of this white wine from Lower Austria delights with hints of peach and apricot. If we trace the aromatics further, honey and mineral come in.

This Austrian wine delights with its elegantly dry flavor. It was bottled with exceptionally little residual sugar. As you might expect from a wine icon wine segment, this Austrian naturally enraptures with the finest balance for all its dryness. Aroma does not necessarily need sugar. On the tongue, this well-balanced white wine is characterized by an uncommonly crisp texture. The finish of this youthful white wine from the wine-growing region of Lower Austria, more precisely from the Wachau, finally impresses with good reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral hints of the soils dominated by loess soil.

Vinification of the Grüner Veltliner Kellerberg Smaragd 1.5 l Magnum by Domäne Wachau

The basis for the balanced Grüner Veltliner Kellerberg Smaragd 1,5 l Magnum from Austria are grapes from the grape variety Grüner Veltliner. In Lower Austria, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of loess. Obviously, the Grüner Veltliner Kellerberg Smaragd 1.5 l Magnum is also determined by climatic and stylistic factors of the Wachau. This Austrian can be described as an Old World wine in the best sense of the word, with an exceptionally impressive presentation. The grapes for this white wine from Austria, after ensuring optimal ripeness, are harvested exclusively by hand. After the harvest, the grapes reach the winery by the fastest route. Here they are sorted and carefully ground. Then fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks and large wood at controlled temperatures. After its end, the Grüner Veltliner Kellerberg Smaragd 1.5 l Magnum can harmonize further for several months on the fine lees.

Food recommendation for Domäne Wachau Grüner Veltliner Kellerberg Smaragd 1,5 l Magnum

This Austrian wine is best enjoyed well chilled at 8 - 10°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to cod with cucumber-mustard vegetables, vegetable salad with beetroot or coconut-lime fish curry.

Awards for the Grüner Veltliner Kellerberg Smaragd 1.5 l Magnum by Domäne Wachau

In addition to a price-pleasure ratio, this white wine from Domäne Wachau can also boast awards and top ratings beyond 90 points. In detail, these are for the vintage 2021

• A La Carte - 95 points
• Falstaff - 95 points

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