2022 Weingut Emmerich Knoll Ried Kreutles Gruner Veltliner Smaragd, Wachau, Austria Romain le Bars with a healthy dose of

with a healthy dose of vim and vigor

for table wines – thanks to its high altitude

This over-achieving entry is 100% Riesling from across thirteen different parcels

The cider was made of fully ripened “drops” as opposed to fruit picked or shaken

2022 Weingut Emmerich Knoll Ried Kreutles Gruner Veltliner Smaragd, Wachau, Austria Romain le Bars with a healthy dose ofThe deep lss soils of the Kreutles vineyard were deposited by ancient winds, which dropped glacially eroded gneiss into the Wachau. The calcareous soil provides an ideal home for the expressive Grner Veltliner, and Knoll coaxes a rich, balanced wine from the terroir of Kreutles, garnering the Vinea Wachaus Smaragd designation, which is reserved for only the finest wines of the region.