2023 Grüner Veltliner Ried Loibenberg Smaragd, Weingut Knoll Riedel Sets the 2022 Chardonnay gleams with

the 2022 Chardonnay gleams with a golden hue edged by subtle green highlights

Plush dark fruit sits at the core

mineral and effortlessly drinkable

tea leaf and old wood

Ripe peach

2023 Grüner Veltliner Ried Loibenberg Smaragd, Weingut Knoll Riedel Sets the 2022 Chardonnay gleams withStone Power This is serious Wachau Grner Veltliner from one of Austrias most revered white wine estates. From the great Loibenberg vineyard, it opens with ripe pear, yellow apple, white peach and citrus peel, then moves into white pepper, meadow herbs, yeast, wet stone and a savoury hint of miso. It has the weight and presence of Smaragd, but still carries itself with Knolls unmistakable precision. The palate is broad, powerful and beautifully