Steep delight
The 2023 Riesling Smaragd comes from a steep vineyard characterised by dry stone walls at the entrance to the town of Spitz in the Austrian Wachau region. Leaner and tighter than some of the other vintages, Weingut Franz Hirtzberger’s 2023 Riesling Ried Singerriedel has a lot to rave about. Let’s watch out for this steep delight.
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