Eleven bottles Kreutles Grüner Veltliner Smaragd
Produced by Emmerich Knoll
2007 vintage
Unter-Loiben, Wachau/Austria
Original filling quantity: 0.75 l
Fill level: < 2 cm
Wine Spectator (2010): 94/100

This lot comprises eleven bottles of 2007 vintage Ried Kreutles Grüner Veltliner Smaragd produced by Emmerich Knoll from the Kreutles vineyard in Wachau.

The Donau River only travels approximately 35 kilometers on its way through Wachau, a crown jewel of European wine culture. Here, the stream intersects the crystalline of the Bohemian massif. Vines form in its weathered primitive rocks, growing on forest slopes and gentle hills on the right bank of the Donau, whilst vineyard terraces cling to steep inclines on the left side. Some of the most famous Wachau vineyards are situated up there on the mountain: Achleiten, Klaus, Kellerberg, Loibenberg, Hochrain, Honigvogl, Rotes Tor, Kreutles and Hinter der Burg. The Austrian wine revival during the 1980s all began here too. With that, Wachau implemented three levels of quality for their dry white wines: Steinfeder for light wines, Federspiel for concentrated wines and Smaragd for the most intense, long-lasting growths from Riesling and Green Veltliner. Their character is derived from the primitive rocks and they possess stony minerals and structural compactness. The densest of them require some years bottle-ageing in order to achieve their full potential.

The 2007 vintage Kreutels Smaragd was rated 94 points by Wine Spectator in 2010.

The fill levels are excellent (< 2 cm). The labels and capsules are in perfect condition.

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