Winery Franz Hirtzberger - Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd

Winery Franz HirtzbergerHochrain - Riesling Smaragd

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd of Winery Franz Hirtzberger is a white wine from the region of Wachau of Weinland.
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.
The Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd of the Winery Franz Hirtzberger is in the top 20 of wines of Austria and in the top 10 of wines of Wachau.

Taste structure of the Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd from the Winery Franz Hirtzberger

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd of Winery Franz Hirtzberger in the region of Weinland is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd of Winery Franz Hirtzberger in the region of Weinland often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Franz Hirtzberger's Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd - 2019
In the top 10 of of Wachau wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd - 2018
In the top 10 of of Wachau wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd - 2017
In the top 10 of of Wachau wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd - 2016
In the top 10 of of Wachau wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd - 2015
In the top 10 of of Wachau wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd - 2014
In the top 10 of of Wachau wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd - 2013
In the top 10 of of Wachau wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Hochrain - Riesling Smaragd from Winery Franz Hirtzberger are 2017, 2004, 2015, 2007 and 2019.

Informations about the Winery Franz Hirtzberger

The winery offers 29 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Wachau in the region of Weinland

The Winery Franz Hirtzberger is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Wachau to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Weinland
In the top 20 of of Austria wines
In the top 10 of of Wachau wines
In the top 400 of white wines
In the top 4000 wines of the world

The wine region of Wachau

The wine region of Wachau is located in the region of Niederösterreich of Weinland of Austria. We currently count 156 estates and châteaux in the of Wachau, producing 1238 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wachau go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Weinland

Weinviertel DAC – whose name translates as "wine quarter" – is an appellation in Niederösterreich (Lower Austria). It is by far the largest Districtus Austriae Controllatus wine region in Austria. It was also the first Austrian wine region to be given that title, in 2002, with a DAC Reserve designation added in 2009. The designation applies only to white wines from the Grüner Veltliner Grape variety.

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The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

The word of the wine: Paille (wine of)

A sweet wine obtained by passerillage after harvesting bunches of grapes placed on racks or hung in well-ventilated premises.

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