“From vines planted in 1997 with 110 different genetics on only 0.3 hectares at 380 meters in altitude, the 2018 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Wachstum Bodenstein is incredibly clear, fine, fresh and pure on the flinty and delicately fruity nose that is so coolish and fine in its notes of crushed crystalline gneiss rocks and delivers fascinating precision, finesse and mineral freshness! On the palate, this is a rich and juicy, very fine and elegant but also crystalline Veltliner with great purity, lingering salinity and aromatic, well-structured length. This is exciting and one of the greatest Veltliners I have had in my life. It's not only the terroir that is speaking here but also the genetic variety that gives a sensual complexity that is unrivaled—a result of the whole-bunch pressing and the aging in the less until April 2019 to add the extract that didn't come from the maceration. Tasted two times at the domain in September 2019.”
— Wine Advocate, Mar 2020

“Served from the spacious Burgundy goblet, this Grüner Veltliner becomes one of the great white wines of Austria and the world. Grown on Gneiss and based on nearly 100 different plant selections, the 2018 combines juice and power with great finesse, elegance and complexity. Breathtaking.” (Top 100 Discoveries)
— Wine Advocate, Nov 2020