Gruner Veltliner Smaragd Kellerberg
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
classic Wiener Schnitzel, roasted veal chop, crispy pork belly
✨ Technical Specifications
The Dürnsteiner Kellerberg is widely regarded as one of the absolute crown jewels of the Wachau, a legendary amphitheater-like vineyard carved into steep, monumental stone terraces. Here, the vines dig deep into weathered Gföhl gneiss, bathed in intense daytime sun and cooled at night by drafts from the Waldviertel. F.X. Pichler's Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from this site is a masterclass in tension and power. The 'Smaragd' designation—named after the emerald-green lizards that bask on the warm vineyard stone walls—represents the highest tier of Wachau's dry wines. This bottling captures the profound minerality, exotic spice, and deep structural complexity that have made the estate's wines legendary among collectors worldwide.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1898 in the village of Oberloiben in Austria's prestigious Wachau region, Weingut F.X. Pichler is globally celebrated as a benchmark producer of world-class white wines. Elevated to international renown by Franz Xaver (F.X.) Pichler and guided today by Lucas Pichler, the estate adheres to a meticulous viticultural philosophy centered on terroir precision, minimal cellar intervention, and the expression of ancient, primary rock terraces. Sourced from legendary steep vineyard sites such as Kellerberg, Loibenberg, and Steinertal, their dry white wines showcase extraordinary concentration, minerality, and tension. The winery is particularly famed for its powerful, age-worthy Grüner Veltliner and Riesling bottlings, highlighted by monumental flagship cuvées like 'Unendlich'.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Grüner Veltliner
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5-14.5%