Francis le cave

9.3

A perdu un peu de son exubérance de jeunesse et se présente maintenant avec une excellente définition des arômes et un bel éclat et une longueur appréciable. Super harmonieux. Vraiment excellent. — 4 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

8.9

Actually my first ever Lauer. Cannot believe that myself..:: served blind, I started off in Rheinhessen (maybe Wittman?) but finally decided upon a GV from Alzinger in Wachau. Liked it very much but lacked Mosel tension, slate minerality and racy acidity impressive concentration. Very good wine, hoping to be something else? — 5 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Big lemon and white & yellow florals on the nose. Thicker mouthfeel for most Gruners. Big honeyed lemons, green apple, melon, ripe pineapple, minerals & chalkiness are soft and delicate with perfect acidity. Rich, round, lush, long, nice finish. — 7 years ago

Justin Timsit, MS

Wine Director, The Rittenhouse

10

Showing youthful and fresh with stone fruit, mineral oil, and honey — 8 years ago

Reinhard Wall

9.5

Dürnsteiner Riesling Smaragd, Wachau 2011. Impresionante, una y otra vez. La gama aromática de este vino es inagotable — 8 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.6

This is in a great place right now, paying dividends for its 7 years in the cellar. It's fashionable to criticize this vintage and complain it's cracking up, but whatever those people are tasting, there's no sign of it whatsoever here. This is still young and crackling with chiseled acidity, the fruit complexion somewhat deepened in tone but still florescent. It combines flavors of pears and more luscious tropical fruits like bananas with a pleasantly bitter, peppery edge. — 9 years ago

Nick

9.5

Austrian delight for Sean’s birthday via Howard street — 4 years ago

with Meghan, Sean and 1 other

Pooneet K

9.1

Deep and rich smaragd Riesling from the excellent alzinger. Deeply acidic. Rich and mouth filling. Quite precise. Delicious and impactful. — 7 years ago

with Ahmed

Petr Jonak

9.0

Wine Gallery Gröbovka, Prague, 04/09/2013 — 8 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.4

Had it November 2011.
Bright straw yellow. Citrus, pineapple and paw paw. White pepper, coriander and Asian spices. Earthy, tuff. Full palate with minerally notes, smokiness in evidence. Important flavour and typical I should say of a Wachau Gruner Veltliner. Super young, great potential, but already very enjoyable for the best taster. Hints of peanut butter ✌️ — 8 years ago

Shalini Sekhar

9.5

Honeysuckle, white peach, tarragon, pea shoots. Pale, near water white. Complex, medium body, high acidity, lengthy finish. Not overly ripe, but enough fruit to balance the varietal green character. Lovely. — 8 years ago

with Rama

Reinhard Wall

9.1

Alzinger Riesling Smaragd. La cualificación más alta en Wachau, para vinos con un mínimo de 12,5%. Glicérico, sedoso, como si estuviera fermentado en barrica — 9 years ago

Kai Wright

9.7

Wonderful. Perfectly balanced with zippy acid and round body; tropical fruits and minerals, almost seaside. Both intense aromas and flavors, lingering all damn day in my mouth. Loves it. — 9 years ago

with Jedd

Martinez

9.0

#rieslingfeier — 5 years ago

Georg Salzner

9.9

1997 , it is pure gold, it has the color of an aged sautern, great acidity and a beautiful youth for a 22 year old Riesling. exceptional!!!!!!! — 5 years ago

Sarah O'Kelley

9.0

Lemon, lime, rocks, white flowers & a little salinity - all the good stuff!! — 7 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.5

Had it February 2008.
Straw yellow with light inside.
🍐 pear, minerally and a little fizz from the fermentation left.
Super elegant, super young, freshness that invades your mouth. Give it another 10 years down. Finesse ✌️️ — 8 years ago

Cason Love

9.3

Excellent young Gruner Veltliner. Everything you want in a Federspiel, light & crisp. — 8 years ago

Sandy Thompson

10

Wow, this shows the extreme difference between botrytis infected👎(inflected) 👎wines and non. Last night, 97 knoll, Gruner Smargd. Tonight, 97 Prager Riesling Smargd ( non botrytis inflected/ infected)
What a frickin delish non infected wine. Prager; absolutely gorgeous after 18 years! Bright yellow with incredible depth of fruit while still having amazing acidity at this age. The Knoll , While drinkable, was past its prime.
sign me up for Prager, Niholiahof & Alzinger (among others) — 8 years ago

Rajiv Ayyangar

9.1

Exciting nose of smoke, lean and mean stone fruits, and white mushroom. Slightly lighter than the Loibenberg. Acidic verve on the palate. — 9 years ago