{"product_id":"alzinger-ried-loibenberg-smaragd-wachau-riesling-2021-750ml-98pts-we","title":"Alzinger Ried Loibenberg Smaragd Wachau Riesling 2021 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Wachau is one of the world’s great Riesling addresses — a narrow, dramatic corridor of the Danube where terraced granite and gneiss slopes catch the sun, cool rapidly at night, and coax extraordinary precision from the vine. Leo Alzinger’s estate in Unterloiben is among its quietest giants. Farming 11.5 hectares across celebrated sites including Loibenberg and Steinertal, Leo Jr. — who took the reins in 2002 after formative time with the legendary Hans Günter Schwarz at Müller-Catoir — makes wines that are never forceful or assertive. They are, in his own words, “amazingly sanguine and calmly transparent.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ried Loibenberg is one of the warmest, most south-facing sites in the entire Wachau, with stony, shallow, primary rock soils on the upper terraces that push Riesling to physiological ripeness without excess sugar. Harvested later than most neighbors, whole-cluster crushed with a short maceration and 24-hour settling to drop green tannins, the 2021 Smaragd — the Wachau’s designation for its fullest, most age-worthy wines — is a wine of concentrated elegance: white stone fruit, citrus peel, crushed mineral, and a cool, saline thread that carries through to a long, refined finish. Drink now or cellar with confidence through 2035+.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e95 points — James Suckling | “Dangerous freshness and enormous depth… very long and refined finish that feels almost weightless. Delightfully refined finish that makes you want to stay here for a long time. Drink or hold.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alzinger, Unterloiben, Wachau, Austria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wachau DAC — Smaragd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ried Loibenberg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Riesling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoils:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stony, shallow primary rock (upper terraces); deep loess (lower terraces)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVinification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whole cluster, short maceration, 24-hour settling, natural fermentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e White stone fruit, citrus peel, crushed mineral, saline thread, long refined finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCellar:\u003c\/strong\u003e Drink now through 2035+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairings:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lobster, freshwater fish, Wiener Schnitzel, aged Gruyère, scallops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the Wachau’s most elegant voices — Alzinger Loibenberg Smaragd is Riesling made with the confidence of silence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"67Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46972089729307,"sku":"N25596","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/1789\/4171\/files\/xx4j4jtwnhfviejqawdd.jpg?v=1769962621","url":"https:\/\/67wino.shop\/products\/alzinger-ried-loibenberg-smaragd-wachau-riesling-2021-750ml-98pts-we","provider":"67","version":"1.0","type":"link"}