Loibner Steinertal Riesling Smaragd
⏳ Drikkevindue
2024 - 2042
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Wiener Schnitzel, roasted pork belly, pan-seared scallops
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Steinertal vineyard, situated at the easternmost boundary of the Wachau, is a dramatic, amphitheater-like valley carved into the primary rock. Unlike its warmer neighbor Loibenberg, Steinertal is exposed to cool, draining winds from the northern forests, creating a unique microclimate that yields wines of piercing acidity, crystalline minerality, and intense aromatic complexity. F.X. Pichler's expression of Riesling from this site is legendary. Classified as 'Smaragd'—the highest quality tier of the Vinea Wachau, named after the emerald-green lizards that dart across the sun-warmed stone terraces—this wine is crafted from late-harvested, perfectly ripe grapes. The Pichler family utilizes gentle pressing and aging in large, neutral Austrian oak casks to allow the stark, flinty terroir of the Steinertal to shine through without oak dominance, resulting in a dry white wine of monumental structure, tension, and longevity.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Weingut F.X. Pichler blev grundlagt i 1898 i landsbyen Oberloiben i Østrigs prestigefyldte Wachau-region og regnes i dag på verdensplan for et absolut referencepunkt for hvidvine i verdensklasse. Vingården blev ført til international berømmelse af Franz Xaver (F.X.) Pichler og drives i dag af Lucas Pichler ud fra en kompromisløs filosofi, der sætter fokus på terroir-præcision, minimal intervention i kælderen og det rene udtryk fra de ældgamle terrasser af urgrund. Tørre hvidvine fra legendariske, stejle parceller som Kellerberg, Loibenberg og Steinertal udmærker sig ved en ekstraordinær koncentration, mineralitet og spændstighed. Huset er især berømt for sine kraftfulde, lagringsværdige Grüner Veltliner- og Riesling-vine, der kulminerer i monumentale flagskibscuvéer som 'Unendlich'.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
13% - 14%