Rudi Pichler Grüner Veltliner Terrassen Smaragd

Grüner Veltliner Terrassen Smaragd bottle image

Wine Description

Smaragd is the Wachau designation for dry late harvest wines, above 12.5% alcohol through natural fermentation. The best smaragd wines can age well for decades. Terrassen indicates it is a cuvee of different hillsife sites. Old terraces of varied altitudes and orientations and with primitive rock soils make this wine an elegrant culinary accompaniment.

Rudi Pichler Winery
Rudi Pichler Vineyards
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Acclaim
“Saline, alkaline marine breeze notes – along with celery seed and a hint of clean sweat – convey a bracing and positively reductive character in the nose of Rudi Pichler’s 2012 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Terrassen. Pungent, zingy juiciness of lime and pineapple near the core inform an expansive and substantial yet succulent and refreshing palate, with the salinity announced in the wine’s nose reprising for mouthwatering persistence along with harmonious interaction of further mineral nuances and green herbal pungency with citrus.”
— David Schildknecht, Apr 2014
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The Terrassen vineyard
Soil composition
Gneiss, Rocky, and Slate
Training method
Cane-pruned
Elevation:
726-1,188 feet
Vines/acre:
1,800
Yield/acre:
1.2-2.16 tons
Exposure:
Southern / Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1970-1990
Harvest time:
October
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Grüner Veltliner
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
14 days
Fermentation temperature:
64-72 °F
Malolactic fermentation:
no
Fining agent:
Vegan
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Size of aging container:
1000-5000 L
Length of aging before bottling:
5 months
Length of bottle aging:
1 month
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Analytical Data
Acidity:
4.9 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Residual sugar:
1 g/L