“Salted purple plum and citrus wreathed in bitter-sweet flowers mark the nose and clear, juicy palate of Pichler’s 2010 Riesling Smaragd Achleiten. The shimmeringly interactive sense of fruit, flower, and diverse mineral elements that characterize wines from this great site is practically electrically charged. Crustacean shell reduction, fruit pit piquancy, a tart tang of dark berries, and mouthwatering salinity all render the prolonged, dynamic, succulently-fruited finish of this sleek, elegant beauty unforgettable, and the next sip irresistible. For its combination of richness, transparency to detail, and energy, this is hard to beat, and doubly hard anywhere outside of Achleiten. Look for at least 12-15 years of bliss with it.”
— Wine Advocate, Oct 2011