Josef Fischer Riesling 'Ried Steiger' Smaragd Wachau 2021

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Josef Fischer Riesling 'Ried Steiger' Smaragd Wachau 2021While Grner Veltliner thrives in the loess dominated sites of the Wachau, Riesling prefers poorer soil. Situated close to the Danube on a gentle 29% incline, Rossatzs Steiger vineyard is rich with paragneiss and littered with crushed stones, and Fischer works a parcel of 25 year old Riesling here. The wine displays striking varietal purity on the nose, with green apples, small white flowers, and murmuring stoniness. With less than a gram per liter of

“Les Gosses” comes entirely from south-facing vineyards: “Bedeun” in Chambave and “Creta Platta

reflecting the more troublesome weather of the season that birthed it

We consider this lieu-dit to be amongst the very finest sites in this renowned appellation

and Campo Cavalli—this vivacious wine spends 24 hours macerating on its skins before pressing and fermentation

Given a proper 12-month élévage in used barrels

This is a very special cuvée sourced from a single vineyard situated in the most elite section of the domaine

with pump-overs employed rather than punch-downs to ensure a gentler extraction

The classic cuvée from the domaine is produced from several parcels scattered about Arbin

autumnal perfume—dried currant

Croatina (30%) and Vespolina (20%)

coming from Les Genêts section of the Clos des Chaintres

and 1971—embodies that personality full-stop