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Alzinger, Loibenberg Gruner Veltliner Smaragd 2019

£40.50

  • Type:

    White

  • Grape:

    Gruner Veltliner

  • Country:

    Austria

  • Region:

    Wachau

  • Vegan:

    Yes

  • Area:

    Unterloiben

  • Organic:

    No

  • ABV:

    13.5%

  • Winemaker:

    Leo Alzinger

  • Bottle Size:

    75cl

Description

Complex with ripe apricot and tropical fruit aromas, blossom and white pepper. Rich and dense with good minerality and hints of spice and mint. Very long, slightly earthy finish. Great with poultry and pork or grilled fish like seabass.
  • Production Notes
  • Producer
  • Delivery Information

The grapes for this wine are picked late, gently pressed and are all processed using gravity rather than pumps. Fermentation takes place in large oak casks, developing on fine lees.

 

Leo Alzinger is based in Unterloiben and is without doubt one of the true Wachau superstars. A mature Alzinger wine is a joy to imbibe, if somewhat hard to come by.

This fine estate makes superlative single vineyard wines from premium mountain sites including Loibenberg, Steinertal, Hollerin and Liebenberg, with soil types including sandy loam and eroded primary rock.

The estate totals about 10 hectares and production is very small at just 70,000 bottles per year. Grape varieties are 60% Grüner Veltliner, 40% Riesling.

There are in fact two Leo Alzingers, father and son. Leo Senior inherited the family winery in the 1970s when they used to sell their grapes to the cooperative. In 1983 he started making his own wines, which within 10 years established a cult following! In 2000, Leo Junior joined his father and is now in charge and the quality is still up there with the best. The third generation has a few years to go yet...

Whatever the generation, Leo Alzinger's wines are simply awesome. They are right up there with the very best the Wachau has to offer and deserve every bit of attention they get. The superstar status is well deserved, yet this remains a small family business embodying individuality and an unceasing quest for quality.

In a nutshell the Alzinger philosophy is to intervene as little as possible yet as much as necessary to achieve their goals making wines that truly reflect the individual characteristics of each vineyard. It may sound like a cliché but they are truly terroir expressive wines.

We deliver throughout the United Kingdom and the European Union and all delivery charges for these destinations are enabled in the checkout. We also provide the option to collect from any of our shops.

All UK mainland orders should be delivered within 2-3 working days.

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