Franz Hirtzberger

Pluris Smaragd Grauburgunder

9.27 ratings
9.24 pro ratings
Wachau, Niederösterreich, Austria
Grauburgunder
Top Notes For
Austin Hohnke

Honey, melon, and stone on the nose. Smooth, richly fruited but finishes dry with impressively snappy acidity. Great bottle development with plenty of years ahead of it. 14.5% alc.

Honey, melon, and stone on the nose. Smooth, richly fruited but finishes dry with impressively snappy acidity. Great bottle development with plenty of years ahead of it. 14.5% alc.

1 person found it helpfulNov 29th, 2019
Helen Keplinger

Owner/Winemaker Keplinger Wines

9.0

More mineral, talc, oyster shells, lime blossom beautiful, sweet acid bal. nice and totally solid but I'm buying singerreidel

More mineral, talc, oyster shells, lime blossom beautiful, sweet acid bal. nice and totally solid but I'm buying singerreidel

May 3rd, 2015
RJ Stefanski

(Tasted November 2019)
Not your uncle’s Pinot Grigio. Full bodied and luscious with ripe orchard fruit, minerals, and enough structure to keep evolving in the cellar. This was a fun left field bottle to share with wine geeks at thanksgiving. $40

More info: 25 year old vines in heavy clay soil. Pluris vineyard is steep with only one row of vines per terrace for maximum exposure.

(Tasted November 2019)
Not your uncle’s Pinot Grigio. Full bodied and luscious with ripe orchard fruit, minerals, and enough structure to keep evolving in the cellar. This was a fun left field bottle to share with wine geeks at thanksgiving. $40

More info: 25 year old vines in heavy clay soil. Pluris vineyard is steep with only one row of vines per terrace for maximum exposure.

Nov 28th, 2019
Marissa Payne

Beautifully complex pinot Gris - gardenia, subtle pear blossom, Leezy, green pear, Apple, a slight bitter phenolics, chalky minerality with medium plus acidity.

Beautifully complex pinot Gris - gardenia, subtle pear blossom, Leezy, green pear, Apple, a slight bitter phenolics, chalky minerality with medium plus acidity.

Dec 20th, 2015
Joe Carroll

Owner/Wine Director Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, St. Anselm & Gotham Artisanal Provisions

9.1

Joe had this 9 years ago

Joe had this 9 years ago

Sep 14th, 2015
Bill Bowman

Bill had this 10 years ago

Bill had this 10 years ago

Mar 9th, 2014
Mackenzie

Mackenzie had this 7 years ago

Mackenzie had this 7 years ago

Nov 15th, 2016