Weingut Emmerich Knoll - Gruner Vetliner Schutt Smaragd Wachau 2022 (750ml)
Price: $74.00
| Producer | Weingut Emmerich Knoll |
| Country | Austria |
| Region | Wachau |
| Varietal | Gruner Veltliner |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 10538 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 96 Points
The 2022 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Schütt is from a site formed of deep weathered gneiss deposits that came through the gully of the Mentalgraben. That gully also funnels cold air ventilating the south-facing site especially at night and creating a large diurnal swing. Smooth yeast only appears in brief glimpses on the nose. The palate has a stony slenderness?a bony skeletal presence that projects stone covered in savory salty yeast shimmering with white pepper and smooth white miso. This is a slender stony even crunchy Grüner with ample depth and tension. (Bone-dry) - By Anne Krebiehl MW on November 2023
James Suckling: 96 Points
This youthful gruner veltliner Smaragd is just beginning to reveal its aromatic riches. Extremely complex notes of candied citrus fresh pineapple Amalfi lemon and a whole garden of herbs. Tremendous concentration and elegance are packed into a relatively sleek silhouette on the medium-bodied palate the mineral acidity giving this a crystalline feel at the very long exciting finish (something very rare for this variety). Drinkable now but best from 2025. Stuart Pigott Senior Editor
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
One of the great Wachau wines of the vintage Knoll's 2022 Ried Schütt Loibner Grüner Veltliner Smaragd is pleasantly clear bright and fresh in the spicy concentrated and iodized nose. Dense savory spicy and taut on the palate this is a very complex Schütt Veltliner with great length. It's even more impressive than the Riesling Schütt at this early stage. Tasted at Schloss Dürnstein Wachau in September 2023.- Stephan Reinhardt
