2024 | Weingut Franz Hirtzberger Grüner Veltliner Kirchweg Smaragd | Wachau | Austria Coteaux du Layon whose solid structure is well-integrated

whose solid structure is well-integrated

and a hint of cinnamon

91 Pts Wine Spectator

Floral aromas

2024 | Weingut Franz Hirtzberger Grüner Veltliner Kirchweg Smaragd | Wachau | Austria Coteaux du Layon whose solid structure is well-integratedOld vine Grner Veltliner from a Wachau grand master the deep soil Kirchweg site in the top Smaragd tier. Weingut Franz Hirtzberger is one of the two pillars of the Wachau, five generations in Spitz. The Grner Veltliner "Kirchweg" Smaragd comes from ~20 year old vines on deep, heavy clay and loess, fermented with native yeasts and aged in large foudre lush, opulent, and built to age, in the Wachau's top dry ripeness category. Smaragd Grner from a