Kellerberg Riesling Smaragd
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted pork belly, spicy Thai curry, seared scallops
✨ Technical Specifications
The Dürnsteiner Kellerberg is widely considered one of the absolute crown jewels of the Wachau, a dramatic, steep, south-facing natural amphitheater of weathered Gföhl gneiss. Here, the vines of F.X. Pichler cling to ancient, hand-built stone terraces that capture the intense daytime sun, while cool air currents from the northern Waldviertel forest sweep down at night, preserving a thrilling, electric acidity in the grapes. Named 'Smaragd' after the emerald-green lizards that dart across these sun-baked stone walls, this classification represents the pinnacle of dry Wachau wines. F.X. Pichler's Kellerberg Riesling Smaragd is a masterclass in tension and power, defined by its crystalline minerality, smoky flint nuances, and concentrated stone fruit character, reflecting a winemaking legacy that treats each terrace as a sacred monument to terroir.
🍾 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
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13% - 14%