“The 2008 Grüner Veltliner Kollmütz Smaragd was harvested on 15 November of that year—a late, cool vintage. The nose clearly shows evolution, with a lifted sense of honeyed fruit. That doesn’t automatically translate onto the palate, which offers a sense of fine nettle, bright lemon, absolute stony depth and insistence. The Pichler tautness is on full and unrelenting display. Here, we get to the point where, with sufficient age, it is no longer easy to distinguish Riesling from Veltliner—something not as unlikely as it sounds. If it were not for Grüner’s intense pepperiness, this could easily pass for a slender, citric Riesling. This wine is pristine, spicy, long and beautiful and still has years ahead.” — Vinous, Feb 2024

This is the third vintage of Rudi Pichler's Reserve from the Kollmutz Vineyard. It shows an extra richness over the already concentrated Smaragd, a powerhouse of intensity, spice, mango, oregano and lemon verbena crispness. The balance is already there.
— Wine Enthusiast, Dec 2010