2021 Riesling Achleiten Smaragd
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With a clear, somewhat reductive and restrained nose of bright fruit and dark rock, Robert and Toni Bodenstein's 2021 Ried Achleiten Riesling Smaragd opens very concentrated but fresh. So too on the palate, which is crystalline, fresh and zesty but also very intense and complex. The persistent finish is powerful and still somewhat astringent. Again, this is a great Wachau Riesling from one of the proudest sites of the area. Tasted at Schloss Dürnstein, Wachau, in September 2022.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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Full bottle just 1,264 g. Wonder why it's lighter than the Klaus and Bodenstein? Minerals rule on the nose! Great tension but, still, it's much more open than the Bodenstein. Cool, calm and collected. This is an older brother of a wine. He knows what to do…! Really rather admirable – and so refreshing. (JR)