Gruner Veltliner Loibenberg Smaragd, Weingut F.X. Pichler 2017

Powerful and ripe with a wide spectrum of yellow-fruit aromas, but also plenty of tobacco and green pepper. After a bold initial impression on the palate, mineral freshness arrives to lift the very long, concentrated finish. Drink or hold.

The 2017 Ried Loibenberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd is from granite and gneiss soils on the south-facing terraces of the prestigious cru. Pure, fine and flinty on the elegant and even coolish, yellow-fruit nose, this is a full-bodied, rich and generous but elegant Veltliner with piquant acidity and salinity from the gneiss soils. Powerful and rich but immersive in its elegance, finesse, freshness and minerality. Good grip. Tasted in Oberloiben/Wachau, September 2018.