Winery AlzingerSmaragd Höhereck Riesling
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Riesling.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Smaragd Höhereck Riesling from the Winery Alzinger
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Smaragd Höhereck Riesling of Winery Alzinger in the region of Weinland is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Smaragd Höhereck Riesling of Winery Alzinger in the region of Weinland often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Smaragd Höhereck Riesling
Pairings that work perfectly with Smaragd Höhereck Riesling
Original food and wine pairings with Smaragd Höhereck Riesling
The Smaragd Höhereck Riesling of Winery Alzinger matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of simmered pork cheeks with cream sauce and dijon mustard, chicken with scampi for christmas or tuscan linguine.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Smaragd Höhereck Riesling from Winery Alzinger are 2012, 2015, 2013, 0 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Alzinger
The Winery Alzinger is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Wachau to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Wachau
Austrian jewel of racy whites on Danube terraces (35 km): signature Grüner Veltliner as white king — full-bodied and peppery with notes of citrus, green apple, lentil, stone fruit and a peppery mineral touch, taut acidity. Taut, tropical Riesling on gneiss (gföhler) with notes of apricot, peach, citrus and racy minerality — great ageing. Steinfeder/Federspiel/Smaragd classification. Vertiginous slopes, loess and gneiss.
The wine region of Weinland
Vast German-speaking region in north-eastern Switzerland, the country's largest production area. Signature Pinot Noir (Blauburgunder): fine, fresh reds with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and sweet spices, silky tannins. Elegant, delicate style, often barrel-aged. Also light, floral Müller-Thurgau (Riesling-Sylvaner), lively, lemony native Räuschling, ample Pinot Gris.
The word of the wine: Ban des vendanges
Date of the beginning of the grape harvest, fixed by the lord in the tradition of the Middle Ages and, today, by the prefect.
